After a thorough and lengthy process, we are close to a first wind-up of a very important debate on the topical issue of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. The time has indeed come for some concrete and coherent action.
In this connection, I would like to commend the Canadian presidency…
The representative of Portugal will make a statement on behalf of the European Union later in this debate. As the Netherlands associates itself fully with that statement, my delegation will limit itself to a few brief comments on the issue under consideration.
The Panel of Experts, in its report on…
Allow me first to thank you, Mr. Axworthy, for the important Canadian initiatives on United Nations sanctions. These have joined sanctions- related initiatives by other countries, and the time has indeed come to undertake a more in-depth review of the effectiveness of United Nations sanctions under …
First, allow me to express my delegation’s appreciation both to the members of the Independent Inquiry — Mr. Carlsson, Mr. Han Sung- Joo and General Kupolati — for what is commonly called the Carlsson report, and to the Secretary-General for having taken the initiative to set up this Inquiry.
The o…
I thank the Under- Secretary-General for his introduction of the report and for the additional information that he has provided. The report overall seems quite positive, although we have Sir Kieran’s concerns in mind of the worrying economic situation in Guinea-Bissau.
As the Secretary-General stat…
Let me begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for having so graciously postponed this meeting until after my return from Africa. I owe this special consideration to my chairmanship of the sanctions Committee established by resolution 661 (1990), but I will not speak in that capacity, for this is a ti…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s important meeting on the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) process. I would also like to thank the delegation of Malaysia, which first took the initiative to place this subject on our agenda.
My delegation is grateful to the Secre…
I should like to thank Mr. Annabi for introducing the report and for the additional information he has provided.
While we are pleased to note that there have been positive developments such as police restructuring and judicial reform, we are disappointed at the lack of progress in the political fie…
I too thank Assistant Secretary-General Annabi for his introduction of the Secretary-General’s report and for the additional information he has provided.
Although the overall progress in the peace process is encouraging, my delegation agrees with the Secretary-
The presidential elections last Nove…
I would like at the outset to thank Mr. Annabi for his very comprehensive briefing on the situation in East Timor. While the problems remain enormous, we welcome the positive development and join those who have paid tribute to Mr. Vieira de Mello for his contribution to that end.
The visit of Presi…
We are witnessing today quite an extraordinary event. An independent expert panel, established by this Council, has investigated the violations of sanctions against UNITA, lifting the edge of a veil that had for so long hung over the complex structures and networks that have allowed UNITA to maintai…
I would like to thank Mr. Annabi for his briefing and his introduction of the Secretary-General's report. Like Ambassadors Greenstock and Hasmy before me, let me say that my delegation would be happy to comply with Mr. Annabi's plea for an extension of the reporting period.
The report before us poi…
The Netherlands will vote in favour of the draft resolution before us. It is an important next step in the phased deployment of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC). This draft resolution turns MONUC into a genuine observer mission.
The undertaking…
My delegation, like those of France and the United Kingdom, endorses the statement that will be made by the representative of Portugal on behalf of the European Union.
The protection of United Nations, associated and humanitarian personnel is a subject of high priority for the delegation of the Net…
We are grateful to Assistant Secretary-General Annabi for his realistic and hardly reassuring briefing.
The draft resolution we are about to adopt is a very sobering one. It plainly lists the major shortcomings in the implementation of the Lomé Peace Agreement before focusing on the immediate probl…
I associate myself with the words of welcome addressed to you and the words of gratitude addressed to your predecessor.
My delegation is grateful to Mr. Vieira de Mello for his impressive briefing, which supplements the already very informative report of the Secretary-General. We welcome the positi…
We have very little to add to what has been said by delegations that spoke before us. We are concerned at the ongoing violence in Burundi. We warmly welcome the designation of Nelson Mandela as the new Facilitator of the Arusha peace process. We do not consider the involuntary resettlement or regrou…
We too would like to thank Mrs. Ogata for her briefing, which was true to her style in its directness and precision. My delegation greatly appreciates Mrs. Ogata’s virtual inability to express herself in the vague terms we so often hear in this Chamber and her unwillingness to cover unacceptable sit…
We thank you, Mr. President, for calling this open meeting and Mr. Annabi for his briefing.
Circumstances have changed considerably and very much for the better since the last time the Council had an open debate on the subject of East Timor, which was on 11 September 1999. The new situation is also…
First, Mr. President, I would like to join other delegations in thanking you and your collaborators for all you have done to make the adoption of today’s resolution possible.
After almost a year of profound disagreements and arduous negotiations, the Council has at last been able to find sufficient…
