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2003-03-12
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2003-03-27
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  1. “We also support the call of the Secretary-General for both sides to adhere to their obligations under international humanitarian laws governing the conduct of war, including the treatment of prisoners of war. In conclusion, Ethiopia appeals to the members of the Security Council, particularly to the five permanent members, to demonstrate leadership in carrying out the solemn duty entrusted to them by the United Nations Charter.”

    2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source

  2. “There is a big humanitarian challenge ahead of us. Now is the time for the Council to look into the humanitarian situation of the Iraqi people, during and after the current crisis. We believe the Council should continue to play a central role in that regard. As such, it is imperative for the Council to draw up a mechanism that will allow for the provision of immediate humanitarian assistance to the needy. It should also consider long-term rehabilitation and reconstruction programmes. As already requested, the Council should act with urgency to resume the oil for food programme by giving the required legislative mandate to the Secretary-General and by adopting the draft humanitarian resolution before it.”

    2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source

  3. “At the outset, let me commend you, Mr. President, for arranging this meeting. Ethiopia, as a country that co-sponsored the first resolution as a member of the Security Council, deeply regrets that 12 years had to pass without compliance, and the Government of Iraq still chose not to take the final opportunity afforded to it by resolution 1441 (2002). The onus to avoid war has always been on the Iraqi regime. And the regime failed to avert war. Ethiopia firmly believes in the collective security envisaged by the Charter. As stated by the Secretary- General before this Council yesterday, "The Council, which have now had Iraq on its agenda for 12 long years, must rediscover its unity of purpose". The Council's unity of purpose needs to be restored and further strengthened. Now is the time to look forward, not backwards.”

    2003-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726Resumption1 (2003) · source

  4. “It should be emphasized also that the progress achieved thus far is, to a great extent, the result of a credible military presence in the region. Ethiopia, in principle, stands for the peaceful resolution of the Iraqi issue. We are conscious of the incalculable human and material costs that a war would impose on the region and beyond. In order to avoid this, we call on Iraq to comply fully, without any precondition, with its obligations under various Security Council resolutions, particularly resolution 1441 (2002). Force should be resorted to only as the very last option. Ethiopia, as a country that, as a then-member of the Security Council, voted for the very first resolution on Iraq during the Kuwait crisis 12 years ago, remains convinced that it is only immediate Iraqi compliance that stands between war and peace.”

    2003-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717Resumption1 (2003) · source

  5. “It is clear from the reports of Mr. Blix and of Mr. ElBaradei that some progress has been achieved. However, much remains to be done. We have yet to witness that Iraq no longer possesses weapons of mass destruction. Iraq should demonstrate without delay that it is complying fully with its disarmament obligation. It is imperative that our focus at this stage should be on the need to secure, as much as possible, the disarmament of Iraq without resorting to the use of force. This obviously requires the full, active and immediate compliance of Iraq with resolution 1441 (2002) and other relevant resolutions. It should be underlined, however, that a strong unity of purpose on the part of the Security Council is indispensable.”

    2003-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717Resumption1 (2003) · source

  6. “At the outset, I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March and to thank Germany for discharging its responsibilities with efficiency during its presidency of the Council during the month of February. I should like also to express our appreciation to you for having convened this open debate on an issue that has continued to engage the entire world community. Let me also join preceding speakers in thanking and expressing our appreciation to the chief weapons inspector of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC), Mr. Hans Blix, and to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. ElBaradei, for their briefings on 7 March on the progress of inspections since their last report to the Council.”

    2003-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717Resumption1 (2003) · source