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first: 1998-06-15
most recent: 2023-11-20
sittings or episodes: 8
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“Flexible and adaptive mandates focused on capacity-building and local partnerships can harmonize security and development efforts. Investments in long-term, inclusive and sustainable development are investments in peace.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Stakeholders — donors and recipients alike — should work together to better align the financial institutions, the Sustainable Development Goals and collective security mechanisms. Lastly, the Security Council is well equipped with tools that go beyond peacekeeping and peacebuilding. The peace and development advisers in missions are contributing to State-building through good governance. They help support stabilization through the rule of law and resilient institutions. They are essential to ensuring the full, equal and meaningful participation of women and young people in peace and security processes. Slovenia supports the ideas in China’s concept note (S/2023/870, annex) for today’s discussion. We stand ready to work together with the Security Council to integrate development efforts within peacekeeping mandates.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482Resumption1 (2023) · source
“As they establish cooperatives and savings schemes for local communities, they build social cohesion among the displaced, refugees and host populations. Secondly, the humanitarian-development-peace nexus, together with interdependence, should hold a central position in our collective reflections. The coordinated planning of humanitarian assistance, development cooperation and peacebuilding brings together the building blocks of prevention. And as the joint United Nations-World Bank Group study Pathways for Peace: Inclusive Approaches to Preventing Violent Conflict establishes, prevention is cost-effective. In addition, in his New Agenda for Peace, the Secretary-General emphasizes the responsibility of the international financial institutions, which are agents not only for global financial stability but for peace.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Peace and security therefore hinge on sustainable, inclusive and climate-resilient development. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development provides a comprehensive framework for protecting our natural environment, promoting economic development, eradicating poverty and fostering just and inclusive societies. That requires changes in governance and institutions, efficient international and transboundary cooperation, solidarity and the active promotion of sustainable development through science, technology and innovation. As an example, I would like to bring to the Council’s attention Slovenia’s development cooperation programme in a partner country in Africa. In response to acute food and water insecurity, our civil society partners are introducing sustainable agricultural practices and access to safe drinking water.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Let me first congratulate you, Sir, on your country’s successful presidency of the Security Council for this month, and thank China for organizing today’s open debate. I also want to thank Secretary-General Guterres, President Rousseff of the New Development Bank and Mr. Sachs for their contributions to the debate. We align ourselves with the statement made earlier by Ambassador Skoog on behalf of the European Union. First, I would like to echo the concerns of today’s briefers. They illustrated how a lack of economic progress, social welfare and environmental health contributes to instability and conflict. Inequality, poverty, social injustice, water scarcity, food insecurity and climate change rank as the most evident drivers of social fragility. We need a holistic approach to building peace, as the Secretary-General said this morning.”
2023-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9482Resumption1 (2023) · source
“In addition, we would recommend that the Council engage in a direct dialogue with humanitarian agencies and organizations, including non-governmental organizations, on the issue of protection of their personnel. We would also particularly like to point to the close link between the subject under discussion today and the Council's consideration of the comprehensive issue of protection of civilians in armed conflict, as well as the concept of human security. We look forward to future consideration of all these issues in the Council and in other United Nations bodies. Let me conclude by expressing Slovenia's full support for all efforts aimed at creating safer conditions for the work of United Nations personnel, associated personnel and humanitarian personnel.”
2000-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4100Resumption1 (2000) · source
“We also welcome the entry into force of the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel. At the same time, we recognize the need to explore ways to address the scope of the Convention and its extension to cover all situations in which United Nations and associated personnel, including national staff, are deployed, and of ensuring its implementation by non-State actors. We are pleased to see that today's open debate has focused exclusively on the question of the protection of United Nations personnel, associated personnel and humanitarian personnel. The Security Council has itself on many occasions addressed this problem when dealing with country-specific situations, as well as with generic topics.”
2000-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4100Resumption1 (2000) · source
“The Security Council for its part should insist on the responsibility of all parties to a conflict to respect international humanitarian law, and should take appropriate action in that regard. Attacks against such personnel clearly represent breaches of norms of international law. Every incident must be fully investigated, and the perpetrators must be brought to justice. And yet the Deputy Secretary-General presented the Council this morning with the astounding fact that since 1992 only two persons have been brought to justice and convicted. Such a culture of impunity must not be allowed to prevail. We welcome the inclusion of attacks against humanitarian personnel among the crimes falling within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.”
2000-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4100Resumption1 (2000) · source
“While it is necessary that humanitarian activities, especially those carried out by the International Committee of the Red Cross and non-governmental organizations, remain independent and that the "humanitarian space" be respected, it remains equally important that the humanitarian aspects of a United Nations operation be properly placed within a comprehensive approach which includes political, military and humanitarian aspects. Humanitarian action is meant to save lives and alleviate the suffering of the civilian population. It cannot be a substitute for necessary political action aimed at tackling the roots of the crisis. States have the primary responsibility to ensure the safety and security of all personnel.”
2000-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4100Resumption1 (2000) · source
“In such cases, timeliness and adequacy of response to emerging conflicts are crucial criteria for judging the effectiveness of the Council. In this context, we are encouraged by the draft presidential statement to be read out later, which will reflect the Council's reiterated preparedness to take further measures at its disposal. The mandates and objectives of peacekeeping missions have to be clearly defined and supported in order for them to be successful. Lessons on the need to define a clear line between peacekeeping and peace enforcement have been learned by the United Nations the hard way. As we heard today, mandates should also include special provisions regarding the security and safety of United Nations and associated personnel and humanitarian workers.”
2000-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4100Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Bertini of the World Food Programme said this morning, the United Nations flag is a target rather than a shield. The responsibility of the Security Council remains a key element in the response of the international community to humanitarian crises. A lesson re-learned in the past few years is that prevention is better than cure. The Council should as a rule engage itself at an early stage of an emerging conflict. We are encouraged by the presidential statement adopted on 30 November 1999 showing the Council's resolve to give more attention to preventive action, and we are looking forward to the first periodic report of the Secretary-General on prevention. Preventive action, while preferable, is not always possible, and the challenges of protecting humanitarian action in conditions of active armed conflict need to be dealt with.”
2000-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4100Resumption1 (2000) · source
“Consequently, humanitarian workers are perceived as an impediment to achieving political or military objectives of the parties to a conflict. Arrests, criminality, hostage-taking, attacks, injuries, killings and prosecution on espionage charges are no coincidence but are rather the reaction of belligerent parties to the presence of undesirable witnesses to grave violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. As the Secretary-General stated in his report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, "The protective emblem of the International Red Cross as well as the Red Crescent, and the United Nations flag, which represent the impartiality of relief workers, appear to offer less protection than ever." (S/1999/957, para. 21) Or as Ms.”
2000-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4100Resumption1 (2000) · source
“We also took note of her comments referring to action that is needed and the support that the Secretariat expects from the Member States. We also appreciate the contributions to today's debate made by the Executive Director of the World Food Programme and by the head of the delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross. At the outset, my delegation wants to pay tribute to the courage and dedication of all United Nations and associated personnel and humanitarian workers, and particularly to all those who have lost their lives or suffered otherwise while serving the United Nations and the noble ideal of humanitarianism. The issue of protecting the protectors deserves a prominent place on the agenda of the Security Council. The nature of armed conflicts has changed, and civilians are often deliberate targets of attacks.”
2000-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4100Resumption1 (2000) · source
“I first want to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of February. I also want to commend you for taking the initiative on this issue of the protection of United Nations and associated personnel and humanitarian workers in conflict zones. Since we had the privilege of serving with your delegation in this body last year, and since we know Argentina's principled and consistent position regarding human rights and humanitarian issues, your initiative came to us as no surprise. My delegation associates itself fully with the statement by the European Union presented earlier by the Ambassador of Portugal. We listened with interest to the comments of the Deputy Secretary-General this morning on the steps that the United Nations Secretariat is undertaking to improve security procedures.”
2000-02-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4100Resumption1 (2000) · source
“At a later stage, assistance from the international community as a whole in economic reconstruction and development will be needed. Slovenia hopes that in the near future the Security Council - functioning and working in a new composition - will be completely successful in finding solutions to the problems in Africa today, the most challenging of which is the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
1999-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4083 (1999) · source
“On many previous occasions members of the Council have spoken of a regional conference to provide a solid framework for future cooperation in the region and for the achievement of irreversible, durable peace. Slovenia believes that the humanitarian needs of the Congolese people have to be met. The Council's help is needed in the mobilization of humanitarian assistance to refugees and internally displaced persons, the facilitation of their return and the protection of children, in particular child soldiers, is needed. But, furthermore, the investigation of the massacres that have taken place in the recent past is also one of the tasks related to the protection of human rights and will help in facilitating long-lasting peace.”
1999-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4083 (1999) · source
“He requested the Council to provide support and to authorize the peacekeeping operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, an action that can be defined as one of short-term tasks to be completed in the nearest future, hopefully. There are also long-term tasks that will have to be accomplished. One of them, as mentioned by President Chiluba on that occasion, is the process of internal Congolese dialogue, which will be facilitated by the former President of Botswana and which might need the adequate support of the Security Council - something that President Chiluba also requested on the same occasion at the open briefing in September.”
1999-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4083 (1999) · source
“Frederick Chiluba, the President of Zambia, for his work and efforts, which - through the diplomacy conducted at the level of African heads of State - resulted in the so-called Lusaka peace Agreement, which is a first major contribution towards peace in the country. The non- violation of its provisions will provide the basis for further United Nations assistance, which is undoubtedly needed. The Agreement should be implemented through effective cooperation with the Organization of African Unity and its Joint Military Commission. During his briefing of the Security Council at its meeting on 21 September 1999, President Chiluba appealed to the United Nations for generous contributions and assistance in the normalization of the situation in the country.”
1999-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4083 (1999) · source
“Our delegation thanks the Under-Secretary-General, Mr. Bernard Miyet, for his briefing on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Slovenia, as an outgoing elected member of the Security Council, is very pleased indeed that after a year and three months of ongoing armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo the Council members finally agreed to take, and have taken, the first concrete step in assisting the process of restoring peace in the country by approving resolution 1279 (1999) on 30 November, which authorizes the United Nations to begin preparations for the deployment of 500 military observers. In this connection, the Slovenian delegation wishes to express once again its appreciation to Mr.”
1999-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4083 (1999) · source
“Once it receives the report, the Security Council could engage in a dialogue with the OAU and key subregional organizations, possibly in Africa, on the substance of the report and on the recommendations contained therein. The Security Council would then subsequently have to seriously consider which of a wide range of preventive measures would best suit specific situations. The problems of peace in Africa require constant attention. The current action-oriented open debate is an important phase in that process. The Security Council should not only be able to offer vision in addressing the underlying causes of conflict in Africa, but also demonstrate the ability to address specific crisis situations in Africa effectively.”
1999-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4081 (1999) · source
“Secondly, periodic reports were requested from the Secretary-General on disputes that may endanger international peace and security, including early warnings and proposals for preventive measures. Thirdly, the important role of regional organizations in the prevention of armed conflict was welcomed, as were the meetings between the United Nations, including the Security Council, and regional organizations. We believe the Security Council could take a first step in the implementation of those elements of the statement in the case of Africa. We propose, for the consideration of the Security Council, to request from the Secretary-General his first periodic regional early warning report on Africa.”
1999-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4081 (1999) · source
“We believe that Ambassador Fowler's initiatives, including the establishment of the experts' panels, provide important innovations for the Council's method of work and could be used in the work of other sanctions committees on situations in Africa. Lastly, we would like to refer to the presidential statement on the prevention of armed conflict that the Security Council adopted just recently and which is still very fresh in our minds. Several delegations referred earlier to the need for prevention, and we would like to emphasize three elements of that statement. First, the Security Council recognized that early warning, preventive diplomacy, preventive deployment, preventive disarmament and post-conflict peace-building are interdependent and complementary components of a comprehensive conflict-prevention strategy.”
1999-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4081 (1999) · source
“Another area where the Security Council needs to engage in further specific action relates to sanctions. It is indicative of the tragedy of Africa that the majority of sanctions imposed by the Security Council have been directed against Member States or specific groups in Africa. We especially support efforts aimed at improving the implementation of arms embargoes and stemming illicit arms flows to and within Africa. In this connection, we would like to recognize the indefatigable efforts of Ambassador Robert Fowler of Canada to facilitate a political solution of the Angolan crisis by limiting the ability of UNITA to pursue the war option.”
1999-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4081 (1999) · source
“The Security Council is consistently supporting the efforts of the OAU and the subregional organizations and is prepared to enhance the effectiveness of that support. A good example of this preparedness is the recent deployment of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Sierra Leone. This deployment is important for a number of reasons, including symbolic ones. As recently as several years ago Sierra Leone was being used as a prime example of the so-called coming anarchy in the world and as an excuse for the complacency of the international community in addressing African crises. The current successful cooperation between the United Nations and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) therefore goes a long way in dispelling what the Secretary-General referred to as "Afro-pessimism" in his progress report on Africa.”
1999-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4081 (1999) · source
“The Security Council in turn has been giving much of its attention to specific situations in Africa and at the same time has tried to establish the necessary conceptual framework for its own future action. Much of that work was accomplished in the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Security Council, chaired by the Ambassador of Gabon, and the Security Council also affirmed its willingness to act at the recent 29 and 30 September open debate on the situation in Africa. Despite all the work that has been done so far, there is no doubt that further action is necessary. It is especially important to improve inter-institutional cooperation, in particular the cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and the key subregional organizations, as several speakers have already mentioned.”
1999-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4081 (1999) · source
“Slovenia appreciates the leadership of the United Kingdom in the convening of this action-oriented open debate today on the United Nations partnership with Africa. We believe that the Security Council should be innovative in searching for ways to address better the responsibilities conferred on it by the Charter in this constantly changing international environment. We are grateful to the Secretary-General for his analysis of the challenges which face the United Nations in Africa. His analysis and recommendations provide valuable insights and show that the problems of Africa are very much at the centre of attention and action of the Secretary- General.”
1999-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4081 (1999) · source
“We listened carefully and attentively to the views expressed by the Members of the Organization in this open debate. Their views and assessments complement our information and that provided by the non- governmental organizations. The views of the Member States expressed today will, together with the report and the recommendations of the Security Council mission that we eagerly expect, provide solid basis for the Council to take the necessary decisions.”
1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Simultaneously, the Council has sent a mission to Jakarta and Dili to convey its determination, and that of the United Nations as a whole, to the Indonesian Government to see the 5 May Agreement implemented in full and violence in East Timor brought to an end. Today the mission Visited Dili, and according to the accounts to our ambassador, Mr. Tiirk, the situation there is, in one word, appalling. The mission is going to have its final talks in Jakarta tomorrow in the hope that the Government of Indonesia will take heed of their appeal and accept international assistance. We agree that it is time for the Security Council to act and exercise its responsibility for maintenance of peace and security, to restore peace and order in East Timor and to prevent further humanitarian catastrophe.”
1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Once again innocent civilians are subjected to the worst kind of orgy of intimidation, forced displacement and killing. My delegation shares the concerns expressed by all Member States today regarding the need for the campaign of Violence and terror to end immediately. The Council has, in the past week, followed the situation in East Timor closely and issued daily statements to the press calling upon Indonesia to fulfil its obligations. Yesterday, the Council endorsed a statement of the Secretary-General to the press in which the Secretary-General urged the Indonesian Government to accept international assistance in the form of an international force, in order to bring order and security to the East Timorese and to allow the displaced population to return home safely.”
1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043Resumption1 (1999) · source
“One week has passed since the will of the East Timorese was announced by the Secretary-General in this very Chamber. The East Timorese have, in the exercise of their right to self-determination, overwhelmingly expressed their will to begin the process of transition towards independence under the auspices of the United Nations. The Security Council assured them of its commitment to see the 5 May Agreement and their will implemented. The situation in East Timor since has led to intensification of violence resulting in widespread killings, violations of most basic human rights and fundamental freedoms, destruction of property and displacement of thousands of innocent civilians. The recent events are creating an unfolding humanitarian disaster. As the representative of France said earlier today, it is probably happening again.”
1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043Resumption1 (1999) · source
“The situation in Afghanistan remains tragic, while its wider repercussions are becoming ever more dangerous. The essential political and conceptual conditions for a peaceful solution are already known. Our delegation believes that today' 5 meeting of the Security Council should demonstrate the resolve of the international community to insist on those conditions in the effort to help in finding a solution for the situation in Afghanistan.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Without the minimum legitimacy of power in all parts of Afghanistan, there can be no assurance of the long-term effectiveness of the Government in the country. The necessary legitimacy ought to include respect for basic norms of international law, including humanitarian and human rights law. Any new Government aspiring to international recognition must be aware of that. Fourthly, the destabilizing effects of the situation in Afghanistan and its immediate and wider environment must be addressed precisely and with responsibility. The immediate political effects of the continuing war on Afghanistan's neighbours are serious enough. Additionally, however, serious consideration must be given to the cancerous effects of drug-trafficking and terrorism, which destabilize the wider region and beyond.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Quite to the contrary, the notion that there is no military solution in Afghanistan and the principle that peace must be established by peaceful means are as valid today as they were yesterday. Secondly, the key to ending the Afghan tragedy lies in resolving its external aspects. The conflict in Afghanistan is perpetuated by continuous foreign interference in the form of active political and particularly military support provided to the Afghan parties through supplies of arms, ammunition and other warring materiel, as well as military personnel. We call upon all concerned to desist from such practices in the future. Thirdly, military advances by the Taliban do not in themselves constitute the legitimate basis of the Government.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Moreover, the credibility of that mechanism was seriously affected last July after the high-level Tashkent meeting of the "six plus two" group, where both the United Front and the Taliban also participated. It appears that, simultaneously, preparations for subsequent military action in Afghanistan were pursued. What kind of orientation for the future search of peace can be achieved today? There are, in our opinion, four main lessons learned from the past, which should guide policy-making for the future. First, the growing disunity and the flaws in the practice of the "six plus two" group have not discredited the principles which that mechanism is supposed to pursue.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Numerous and credible reports have established the Taliban's responsibility for these social, humanitarian and political ills that have dangerous implications well beyond the Afghanistan borders. In the effort to contribute to the solution of the situation in Afghanistan, the Security Council has established the relevant political principles, including, most importantly, the principle that there is no military solution to the situation. Furthermore, the Council has rendered its support to the group of "six plus two" States as the essential diplomatic mechanism devised to develop the necessary political agreement among all the parties concerned. It is regrettable that the principle of peaceful solution remains unheeded and that the "six plus two" mechanism remains unsuccessful.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source
“The massacre in Mazar-e-Sharif, following the seizure of that town by Taliban in August 1998, resulted in the death of more than 5,000 people. It is extremely disturbing that the pattern of ethnic cleansing established last year appears to continue. The conditions for investigation of massacres, which took place last year, were not met and the preventive effect of such an investigation was thwarted. The investigation of the killing of Iranian diplomats in Mazar-e-Sharif, which was strongly condemned by the Security Council and the international community at large, also has yet to make substantial progress. The situation in Afghanistan is further aggravated by organized production of drugs and drug trafficking and by the harbouring of international terrorism.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Adding to the destabilizing effects of the situation are disturbing reports about thousands of non-Afghan nationals taking part in the fighting. We are furthermore concerned at recent reports of the involvement in the conflict of students, some as young as 14, recruited in expectation of a new offensive. In the first week alone, the offensive has caused the displacement of between 100,000 and 140,000 people. In addition, 40,000 people were forcibly displaced to Kabul and J alalabad, using the unacceptable practice of separating women and children from men. We are deeply concerned by continuing reports of widespread violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. The present stage of the military conflict is an extension of the situation of last year which led to extremely grave humanitarian consequences.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source
“We hope that the results of today's debate will give full meaning to the concept of open orientation debate, which the Security Council should convene as often as necessary. The current general situation in Afghanistan is appalling. The military conflict continues and is gaining new dimensions, leaving the people of Afghanistan in a dire humanitarian situation. The appeals of the Secretary-General, the Security Council and others to the effect that there will be no military solutions and that peaceful means must be used remain unheeded. Continuing the deplorable tradition of the annual vicious cycle of resumed fighting, the Taliban again ignored efforts by the international community to bring peace to Afghanistan and launched the summer military offensive.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source
“It looks as if the international community and the Security Council were genuinely unable to find the right responses for many years. At the same time, it is clear that the situation in Afghanistan cannot be described as an essentially internal affair of a State. Quite to the contrary, that situation arose about two decades ago as an essentially international problem and has remained so to date. The international character of and the apparent lack of solution for the situation in Afghanistan call for a reinforced effort of the United Nations, and especially of the Security Council, which has the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. It is therefore most appropriate that today's discussion takes place as an orientation debate, open to all United Nations Member States.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Allow me at the outset to thank Under- Secretary-General Prendergast for the thought-provoking briefing he gave us this morning, as always. We would also like to express our appreciation and full support to the Special Envoy of the Secretary- General, Mr. Brahimi, for his tireless efforts to return the light of hope and peace to the people of Afghanistan. We join others in expressing our good wishes for his speedy recovery. The delegation of Slovenia expresses its appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on the situation in Afghanistan. The problems to be addressed today are very grave and indeed alarming, and deserve the most serious consideration by the Security Council. These problems are also not new. They have characterized the sad state of affairs in Afghanistan for far too long.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source
“The current situation in Sierra Leone calls for more active involvement by the international community and by the United Nations in the peace process. It is important to remember that the deployment of additional military observers alone will not be sufficient for the implementation of the provisions of the Peace Agreement. We therefore look forward to the forthcoming comprehensive proposals by the Secretary-General regarding a new mandate and concept of operations for UNOMSIL.”
1999-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4035 (1999) · source
“Foday Sankoh's return to Sierra Leone is not addressed in the peace accords, such a move by the leader of the Revolutionary United Front would represent a symbolic boost to the peace process. Mr. Sankoh should therefore be encouraged to depart for Freetown as soon as possible and by the most direct route available. The signing of the Lome Peace Agreement has highlighted the difficult choices that often confront the peacemakers. We would therefore like to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for the clear statement his Special Representative made in the disclaimer to article IX of the Lome Peace Agreement. This was a statement of principle and, in our view, the entire Security Council subscribes to it. We will therefore keep this issue in mind and return to it at an appropriate time in the future.”
1999-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4035 (1999) · source
“The successful implementation of its provisions is therefore of utmost importance. Some notable progress has already been made, especially concerning the release of conflict-related prisoners and abductees. The bulk of the work, however, has yet to be completed. The source of our greatest concern in this critical phase is the serious delay in disarming combatants. The encampment, disarmament and demobilization process began in earnest on 18 August, at the very end of the time- frame stipulated by the Peace Agreement. It is thus estimated that six weeks after the signing of the Lome Peace Agreement only a few hundred of an estimated 20,000 rebel fighters have turned in their weapons. Some combatants have even returned home without reporting to demobilization centres. We would also like to note that even though Mr.”
1999-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4035 (1999) · source
“My delegation wants to join others, Sir, in expressing satisfaction at seeing Namibia, and you personally, presiding over the work of the Security Council in the month of August. We want to express our full confidence in your guidance of the Council during these turbulent times. Today the peace process in Sierra Leone is entering a new phase. By taking action on the draft resolution before it and authorizing the provisional expansion of the United Nations Observer Mission in Sierra Leone (UNOMSIL), the Security Council will make its first concrete contribution to the implementation of the Lome Peace Agreement. As the Secretary-General has pointed out in his recent report, the signing of the Peace Agreement on 7 July was "a great step forward for Sierra Leone" [S/ 1999/836, para. 52].”
1999-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4035 (1999) · source
“Their role in the realization of the essential tasks for durable peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina is fundamental. We hope that, within the extended mandates, decisive progress will be made in the months to come.”
1998-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3892 (1998) · source
“We believe that the successful implementation of the tasks of IPTF rests on the quality, experience and professional skills of its personnel. Therefore, we support the determination of the IPTF Commissioner to provide the best personnel for such important tasks that the international community assigned and Bosnian authorities entrusted to IPTF. The role of the United Nations remains very important in a wide variety of areas of work: refugees, police, the Tribunal, human rights monitoring, and assistance. The Security Council should continue to maintain oversight of all these activities and help with the appropriate decisions within its competences. In closing, I wish to express the appreciation of Slovenia to NATO-SFOR and the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina's IPTF.”
1998-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3892 (1998) · source
“The present draft resolution gives IPTF the necessary authorization for that. IPTF has so far made a significant contribution to efforts in the field of human rights. However, we cannot ignore the facts that IPTF monitors have on several occasions failed to adequately respond to human rights abuses; that monitors have frequently not been aware of their authority to conduct human rights investigations independently of local police; that many monitors have no professional background in human rights investigations; and that monitors have not received sufficient training. These and other anomalies were reported recently by Human Rights Watch. The recommendations made in the report by that organization are useful.”
1998-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3892 (1998) · source
“But despite encouraging progress made recently in the implementation of many aspects of the Peace Dayton Agreement of 1995, a number of critical problems remain. Therefore, we welcome and support the commitment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to assist further in the implementation of the Peace Agreement. Slovenia itself will continue to participate in SFOR activities in the future. IPTF is making an important contribution to lasting peace and to respect for human rights in the country. IPTF has a crucial role in building a democratic police force, in monitoring local police operational activities and in investigating human rights abuses. We would like to stress the importance that IPTF continue with the independent investigations in human rights violations.”
1998-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3892 (1998) · source
“We would like to restate again that, in this context, special attention should be paid to the policy of minority schooling and, in that regard, the policy of equality of use of both scripts should be effectively pursued. Demining is one of the areas that Slovenia considers an especially important condition for the return of refugees. Against that background, the Government of Slovenia established the International Trust Fund for Demining and Assistance to Mine Victims in Bosnia and Herzegovina in March this year. I am pleased to inform the Council that the Fund will start its activities by the end of this month, June 1998. SFOR has made a decisive contribution to peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1998-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3892 (1998) · source
“The process of reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina will be significantly constrained until all war criminals, including the major ones, are brought to justice. An additional and essential segment of national reconciliation is the need to clarify the fate of more than 19,000 missing persons, including the fate of 7,000 citizens from the United Nations designated "safe area" of Srebrenica. We note with satisfaction that the international community has initiated its engagement in the development of an educational curriculum that will eliminate hate propaganda in history and language. We share the View of the Secretary-General that this is one of the key future tasks in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1998-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3892 (1998) · source