Security Council resolution 923 (1994) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Operation in Somalia II and process of national reconciliation in Somalia]
Symbol: S/RES/923(1994)
Date: 1994-05-31
Meeting record: S/PV.3385
Subjects: UN Operation in Somalia II|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE|POLITICAL CONDITIONS|SPECIAL MISSIONS|RECONSTRUCTION|ARMS EMBARGO|JUDICIAL SYSTEM|POLICE|SOMALIA|SOMALIA SITUATION|STAFF SECURITY
Notes: Renews the mandate of the UN Operation in Somalia II, subject to a review by the Council no later than July 1994 based on the Secretary-General's assessment of the political situation in Somalia.
Summary: Decides to renew the mandate of ONUSOM II for an additional period expiring on 30 Sept. 1994, subject to a review by the Council no later than 29 July 1994 based on a report by the Secretary-General on the humanitarian mission carried out by ONUSOM and on the political and security situation in Somalia and progress made in achieving national reconciliation, in the light of which report and review the Security Council may request the Secretary-General to prepare options regarding ONUSOM's mandate and future operations; strongly urges all parties in Somalia to cooperate fully with ONUSOM II, to carry out the commitments and implement the agreements which they have signed including those relating to voluntary disarmament, and to pursue without further delay the negotiations aimed at achieving national reconciliation; demands that all parties in Somalia refrain from any acts of intimidation or violence against personnel engaged in humanitarian or Peacekeeping work in the country; reaffirms the obligations of States to implement fully the embargo on all deliveries of weapons and military equipment to Somalia imposed by paragraph 5 of resolution 733 (1992); welcomes the progress made by ONUSOM II in establishing the justice and police programmes and calls for their acceleration; underlines, in this context, the continuing importance of ONUSOM II having at its disposal the necessary troops, civilian personnel, equipment and financial and logistic support contributed by Member States to carry out its mandate effectively.

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                               RESOLUTION 923 (1994)

               Adopted by the Security Council at its 3385th meeting,
                                   on 31 May 1994


     The Security Council,

     Recalling its resolution 733 (1992) of 23 January 1992 and all subsequent
relevant resolutions,

     Having considered the report of the Secretary-General of 24 May 1994
(S/1994/614),

     Reaffirming the commitment of the international community to assisting the
Somali people to attain political reconciliation and reconstruction,

     Emphasizing in this context that the people of Somalia bear the ultimate
responsibility for achieving national reconciliation and for rebuilding their
country,

     Stressing the importance the Council attaches to the Somali parties working
seriously to achieve peace and national reconciliation in their country and to
their fulfilling in good faith all obligations and agreements to which they
commit themselves,

     Welcoming the Declaration of the Leaders of the Somali Political
Organizations signed in Nairobi, Kenya, on 24 March 1994 (S/1994/614, annex I),
which, inter alia, committed the Somali parties to restore peace throughout
Somalia, to set up rules and procedures of voting and criteria of participation
in the national reconciliation conference, to convene a national reconciliation
conference to elect a President, Vice-Presidents, and to appoint a Prime
Minister, to complete and review the formation of local authorities, and to
establish an independent judiciary,

     Welcoming also the Lower Juba regional conference,

     Concerned none the less at the delays in the reconciliation process, and at
the deterioration in the security situation,


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     Condemning the continuing incidents of fighting and banditry and, in
particular, violence and armed attacks against persons engaged in humanitarian
and peace-keeping efforts,

     Paying tribute to those troops and humanitarian personnel of several
countries who have been killed or injured while serving in Somalia,

     Re-emphasizing the importance the Council attaches to the safety and
security of United Nations and other personnel engaged in humanitarian relief
and peace-keeping throughout Somalia,

     Paying tribute to the humanitarian work being undertaken by United Nations
agencies and non-governmental organizations in difficult conditions to assist
the people of Somalia,

     Taking note that all Somali leaders have appealed to UNOSOM II to continue
supporting their reconciliation and rehabilitation efforts,

     Reaffirming the objective that UNOSOM II complete its mission by
March 1995,

     Determining that the situation in Somalia continues to threaten peace and
security and having regard to the exceptional circumstances, including in
particular the absence of a government in Somalia, and acting under Chapter VII
of the Charter of the United Nations,

     1.   Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General (S/1994/614);

     2.   Decides to renew the mandate of UNOSOM II for an additional period
expiring on 30 September 1994, subject to a review by the Council no later than
29 July 1994 based on a report by the Secretary-General on the humanitarian
mission carried out by UNOSOM and on the political and security situation in
Somalia and progress made in achieving national reconciliation, in the light of
which report and review the Security Council may request the Secretary-General
to prepare options regarding UNOSOM’s mandate and future operations;

     3.   Commends the Secretary-General, his Acting Special Representative and
the personnel of UNOSOM II for their efforts towards improving the conditions of
the Somali people and in encouraging the process of political reconciliation,
rehabilitation and reconstruction;

     4.   Strongly urges all parties in Somalia to cooperate fully with
UNOSOM II, to carry out the commitments and implement the agreements which they
have signed including those relating to the voluntary disarmament, and to pursue
without further delay the negotiations aimed at achieving national
reconciliation;

     5.   Demands that all parties in Somalia refrain from any acts of
intimidation or violence against personnel engaged in humanitarian or peacekeeping work in the country;




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     6.   Reaffirms the obligations of States to implement fully the embargo on
all deliveries of weapons and military equipment to Somalia imposed by
paragraph 5 of resolution 733 (1992);

     7.   Further welcomes the progress made by UNOSOM II in establishing the
justice and police programmes and calls for their acceleration;

     8.   Expresses its appreciation to those Member States which have
contributed troops or provided logistical or other assistance to UNOSOM II or
have offered to do so, and underlines, in this context, the continuing
importance of UNOSOM II having at its disposal the necessary troops, civilian
personnel, equipment and financial and logistic support to carry out its mandate
effectively;

     9.   Expresses its appreciation to those Member States which have extended
humanitarian assistance or have supported the Somali justice and police
programmes and encourages further such contributions on an urgent basis;

     10.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.


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Texto español (official Spanish version): NACIONES
UNIDAS
                                                                             S
                  Consejo de Seguridad
                                                        Distr.
                                                        GENERAL

                                                        S/RES/923 (1994)
                                                        31 de mayo de 1994




                                RESOLUCIÓN 923 (1994)

               Aprobada por el Consejo de Seguridad en su 3385ª sesión,
                           celebrada el 31 de mayo de 1994


     El Consejo de Seguridad,

     Recordando su resolución 773 (1992), de 23 de enero de 1992, y todas las
resoluciones pertinentes posteriores,

     Habiendo examinado el informe del Secretario General de 24 de mayo de 1994
(S/1994/614),

     Reafirmando el compromiso de la comunidad internacional de ayudar al pueblo
somalí a lograr la reconciliación política y la reconstrucción,

     Subrayando en este contexto que incumbe en última instancia al pueblo de
Somalia la responsabilidad de lograr la reconciliación nacional y de reconstruir
su país,

     Poniendo de relieve la importancia que asigna el Consejo a que las partes
de Somalia se esfuercen auténticamente por lograr la paz y la reconciliación
nacional en su país y cumplan de buena fe todas las obligaciones y los acuerdos
a que se comprometan,

     Acogiendo con beneplácito la Declaración de los dirigentes de las
organizaciones políticas de Somalia firmada en Nairobi (Kenya) el 24 de marzo
de 1994 (S/1994/614, anexo I) en virtud de la cual, entre otras cosas, los
somalíes se comprometieron a restablecer la paz en toda Somalia, a establecer
normas y procedimientos de votación y criterios para la participación en la
conferencia de reconciliación nacional, a convocar una conferencia de
reconciliación nacional para elegir un Presidente y Vicepresidentes y designar
un Primer Ministro, a completar y examinar la formación de autoridades locales y
a establecer un sistema judicial independiente,

     Acogiendo también con beneplácito la convocación de la conferencia regional
del Bajo Juba,

     Preocupado, no obstante, por las demoras en el proceso de reconciliación y
por el deterioro de la situación en materia de seguridad,

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     Condenando los continuos enfrentamientos y los actos de bandidaje y, en
particular, la violencia y los ataques armados contra personas dedicadas a
tareas humanitarias y de mantenimiento de la paz,

     Rindiendo homenaje a los soldados y al personal de ayuda humanitaria de
varios países que han resultado muertos o heridos mientras prestaban servicios
en Somalia,

     Destacando nuevamente la importancia que asigna el Consejo a la seguridad
del personal de las Naciones Unidas y de otros funcionarios dedicados a tareas
de socorro humanitario y de mantenimiento de la paz en toda Somalia,

     Rindiendo homenaje a la labor humanitaria realizada por los organismos de
las Naciones Unidas y las organizaciones no gubernamentales, en condiciones
difíciles, para prestar asistencia al pueblo de Somalia,

     Tomando nota de que todos los dirigentes somalíes han exhortado a la
ONUSOM II a que siga apoyando sus esfuerzos de reconciliación y rehabilitación,

     Reafirmando el objetivo de que la ONUSOM II complete su misión para marzo
de 1995,

     Habiendo determinado que la situación en Somalia constituye una amenaza
para la paz y la seguridad y teniendo presentes las circunstancias
excepcionales, en particular la inexistencia de un gobierno en Somalia, y
actuando en virtud del Capítulo VII de la Carta de las Naciones Unidas,

     1.   Acoge con beneplácito el informe del Secretario General (S/1994/614);

     2.   Decide prorrogar una vez más el mandato de la ONUSOM II, hasta el
30 de septiembre de 1994, a reserva de un examen que deberá realizar el Consejo
a más tardar el 29 de julio de 1994, sobre la base de un informe del Secretario
General relativo a la misión humanitaria realizada por la ONUSOM y a la
situación política y de seguridad de Somalia y los progresos realizados para
lograr la reconciliación nacional; y decide que, a la luz del informe y el
examen mencionados, el Consejo de Seguridad podrá pedir al Secretario General
que prepare diversas opciones relativas al mandato y las operaciones futuras de
la ONUSOM;

     3.   Encomia al Secretario General, a su Representante Especial interino y
al personal de la ONUSOM II por sus esfuerzos encaminados a mejorar las
condiciones del pueblo somalí y fomentar el proceso de reconciliación política,
rehabilitación y reconstrucción;

     4.   Insta firmemente a todas las partes en Somalia a que cooperen
plenamente con la ONUSOM II, cumplan los compromisos y apliquen los acuerdos que
han firmado, incluidos los relativos al desarme voluntario, y a que prosigan sin
más demora las negociaciones encaminadas a lograr la reconciliación nacional;

     5.   Exige que todas las partes en Somalia se abstengan de todo acto de
intimidación o de violencia contra el personal dedicado a tareas humanitarias o
de mantenimiento de la paz en el país;



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     6.   Reafirma la obligación de los Estados de aplicar plenamente el embargo
de todas las entregas de armas y equipo militar a Somalia impuesto con arreglo
al párrafo 5 de la resolución 733 (1992);

     7.   Acoge también con beneplácito los progresos logrados por la ONUSOM II
en el establecimiento de los programas de justicia y de policía y pide que se
aceleren esos programas;

     8.   Expresa su reconocimiento a los Estados Miembros que han aportado
contingentes o proporcionado asistencia logística o de otro tipo a la ONUSOM II,
o que han ofrecido esa asistencia, y destaca, en este contexto, que sigue siendo
importante que la ONUSOM II disponga de los contingentes, el personal civil, el
equipo y el apoyo financiero y logístico necesarios para cumplir eficazmente su
mandato;

     9.   Expresa su reconocimiento a los Estados Miembros que han prestado
asistencia humanitaria o han apoyado los programas de justicia y de policía de
Somalia y alienta a que se hagan con urgencia más contribuciones de este tipo;

     10.   Decide seguir ocupándose activamente de la cuestión.


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Texte français (official French version): NATIONS
UNIES                                                                        S
             Conseil de sécurité
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                                                              GÉNÉRALE

                                                              S/RES/923 (1994)
                                                              31 mai 1994




                               RÉSOLUTION 923 (1994)

             Adoptée par le Conseil de sécurité à sa 3385e séance,
                                le 31 mai 1994

     Le Conseil de sécurité,

     Rappelant sa résolution 733 (1992) du 23 janvier 1992 et toutes ses
résolutions ultérieures sur la question,

     Ayant examiné le rapport du Secrétaire général en date du 24 mai 1994
(S/1994/614),

     Réaffirmant que la communauté internationale a pris l’engagement d’aider le
peuple somali à réaliser la réconciliation politique et la reconstruction,

     Soulignant dans ce contexte que c’est au peuple somali qu’incombe en
dernier ressort la responsabilité de réaliser la réconciliation nationale et de
reconstruire le pays,

     Soulignant l’importance que le Conseil attache à ce que les parties
somalies s’emploient sérieusement à parvenir à la paix et à la réconciliation
nationale dans leur pays et à ce qu’elles s’acquittent de bonne foi de toutes
les obligations et de tous les accords auxquels elles ont souscrit,

     Se félicitant de la Déclaration des dirigeants des organisations politiques
somalies, signée à Nairobi (Kenya) le 24 mars 1994 (S/1994/614, annexe I), en
vertu de laquelle, entre autres dispositions, les parties somalies s’engageaient
à rétablir la paix dans l’ensemble du pays, à fixer les règles et méthodes
applicables aux élections et les critères régissant la participation à la
conférence de réconciliation nationale, à convoquer une conférence de
réconciliation nationale pour élire un président et des vice-présidents et
nommer un premier ministre, à achever et examiner la mise en place d’autorités
locales et à créer un pouvoir judiciaire indépendant,

     Se félicitant également de la conférence régionale sur le Djouba inférieur,

     Préoccupé néanmoins par les retards apportés au processus de réconciliation
et par la détérioration de la situation dans le domaine de la sécurité,




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     Condamnant la persistance des combats et des actes de banditisme, en
particulier les actes de violence et les attaques armées dirigés contre des
personnes participant aux efforts d’aide humanitaire et de maintien de la paix,

     Rendant hommage aux membres des contingents et du personnel humanitaire de
plusieurs pays qui ont été tués ou blessés alors qu’ils servaient en Somalie,

     Soulignant à nouveau l’importance que le Conseil attache à la protection et
à la sécurité du personnel des Nations Unies et des autres personnels chargés
des secours humanitaires et du maintien de la paix dans l’ensemble de la
Somalie,

     Rendant hommage à l’action humanitaire entreprise dans des conditions
difficiles par les organismes des Nations Unies et les organisations non
gouvernementales afin d’aider le peuple somali,

     Prenant note du fait que tous les dirigeants somalis ont demandé instamment
qu’ONUSOM II continue à appuyer leurs efforts de réconciliation et de
relèvement,

     Réaffirmant que l’objectif est qu’ONUSOM II achève sa mission d’ici au mois
de mars 1995,

     Constatant que la situation en Somalie continue à menacer la paix et la
sécurité et tenant compte des circonstances exceptionnelles, y compris en
particulier l’absence de gouvernement en Somalie, et agissant en vertu du
Chapitre VII de la Charte des Nations Unies,

     1.   Accueille avec satisfaction le rapport du Secrétaire général
(S/1994/614);

     2.   Décide de renouveler le mandat d’ONUSOM II pour une nouvelle période
venant à expiration le 30 septembre 1994, sous réserve du réexamen qu’il fera de
la question le 29 juillet 1994 au plus tard, sur la base d’un rapport du
Secrétaire général sur la mission humanitaire accomplie par l’ONUSOM et sur la
situation politique et la sécurité en Somalie ainsi que sur les progrès
accomplis dans la réalisation de la réconciliation nationale, en fonction de
quoi il pourra demander au Secrétaire général d’établir des options concernant
le mandat de l’ONUSOM et ses opérations futures;

     3.   Félicite le Secrétaire général, son Représentant spécial par intérim
et le personnel d’ONUSOM II des efforts qu’ils ont déployés en vue d’améliorer
les conditions de vie du peuple somali et d’encourager le processus de
réconciliation politique, de relèvement et de reconstruction;

     4.   Demande instamment à toutes les parties en Somalie de coopérer
pleinement avec ONUSOM II, de s’acquitter des engagements qu’elles ont pris et
de mettre en oeuvre les accords qu’elles ont signés, y compris ceux qui
concernent le désarmement volontaire, et de poursuivre sans plus attendre les
négociations visant à réaliser la réconciliation nationale;




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     5.   Exige que toutes les parties en Somalie s’abstiennent de tous actes
d’intimidation ou de violence contre le personnel chargé d’activités
d’assistance humanitaire ou de maintien de la paix dans le pays;

     6.   Réaffirme l’obligation incombant aux États d’appliquer pleinement
l’embargo sur toutes les livraisons d’armes et de matériel militaire à la
Somalie décidé au paragraphe 5 de la résolution 733 (1992);

     7.   Se félicite par ailleurs des progrès accomplis par ONUSOM II en ce qui
concerne l’élaboration des programmes relatifs à la justice et à la police et
demande qu’ils soient accélérés;

     8.   Remercie les États Membres qui ont fourni des contingents à ONUSOM II,
ou lui ont apporté, ou offert de lui apporter, une assistance logistique ou
autre, et souligne dans ce contexte qu’il demeure important qu’ONUSOM II ait à
sa disposition les contingents, le personnel civil, le matériel et le soutien
financier et logistique nécessaires pour s’acquitter efficacement de son mandat;

     9.   Remercie les États Membres qui ont apporté une assistance humanitaire
ou fourni un appui aux programmes relatifs à la justice et à la police en
Somalie et demande que de nouvelles contributions de ce type soient apportées
d’urgence;

    10.   Décide de rester activement saisi de la question.

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                                            -----


النص العربي (official Arabic version): S                                                                         èb]SáÖK Üá©K
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Draft resolution (S/1994/638):
UNITED
NATIONS                                                                      S
               Security Council
                                                              Distr.
                                                              GENERAL

                                                              S/1994/638
                                                              31 May 1994

                                                              ORIGINAL:   ENGLISH




                                Draft resolution


     The Security Council,

     Recalling its resolution 733 (1992) of 23 January 1992 and all subsequent
relevant resolutions,

     Having considered the report of the Secretary-General of 24 May 1994
(S/1994/614),

     Reaffirming the commitment of the international community to assisting the
Somali people to attain political reconciliation and reconstruction,

     Emphasizing in this context that the people of Somalia bear the ultimate
responsibility for achieving national reconciliation and for rebuilding their
country,

     Stressing the importance the Council attaches to the Somali parties working
seriously to achieve peace and national reconciliation in their country and to
their fulfilling in good faith all obligations and agreements to which they
commit themselves,

     Welcoming the Declaration of the Leaders of the Somali Political
Organizations signed in Nairobi, Kenya, on 24 March 1994 (S/1994/614, annex I),
which, inter alia, committed the Somali parties to restore peace throughout
Somalia, to set up rules and procedures of voting and criteria of participation
in the national reconciliation conference, to convene a national reconciliation
conference to elect a President, Vice-Presidents, and to appoint a Prime
Minister, to complete and review the formation of local authorities, and to
establish an independent judiciary,

     Welcoming also the Lower Juba regional conference,

     Concerned none the less at the delays in the reconciliation process, and at
the deterioration in the security situation,

     Condemning the continuing incidents of fighting and banditry and, in
particular, violence and armed attacks against persons engaged in humanitarian
and peace-keeping efforts,

94-23491 (E)   310594                                                        /...

S/1994/638
English
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     Paying tribute to those troops and humanitarian personnel of several
countries who have been killed or injured while serving in Somalia,

     Re-emphasizing the importance the Council attaches to the safety and
security of United Nations and other personnel engaged in humanitarian relief
and peace-keeping throughout Somalia,

     Paying tribute to the humanitarian work being undertaken by United Nations
agencies and non-governmental organizations in difficult conditions to assist
the people of Somalia,

     Taking note that all Somali leaders have appealed to UNOSOM II to continue
supporting their reconciliation and rehabilitation efforts,

     Reaffirming the objective that UNOSOM II complete its mission by
March 1995,

     Determining that the situation in Somalia continues to threaten peace and
security and having regard to the exceptional circumstances, including in
particular the absence of a government in Somalia, and acting under Chapter VII
of the Charter of the United Nations,

     1.   Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General (S/1994/614);

     2.   Decides to renew the mandate of UNOSOM II for an additional period
expiring on 30 September 1994, subject to a review by the Council no later than
29 July 1994 based on a report by the Secretary-General on the humanitarian
mission carried out by UNOSOM and on the political and security situation in
Somalia and progress made in achieving national reconciliation, in the light of
which report and review the Security Council may request the Secretary-General
to prepare options regarding UNOSOM’s mandate and future operations;

     3.   Commends the Secretary-General, his Acting Special Representative and
the personnel of UNOSOM II for their efforts towards improving the conditions of
the Somali people and in encouraging the process of political reconciliation,
rehabilitation and reconstruction;

     4.   Strongly urges all parties in Somalia to cooperate fully with
UNOSOM II, to carry out the commitments and implement the agreements which they
have signed including those relating to the voluntary disarmament, and to pursue
without further delay the negotiations aimed at achieving national
reconciliation;

     5.   Demands that all parties in Somalia refrain from any acts of
intimidation or violence against personnel engaged in humanitarian or peacekeeping work in the country;

     6.   Reaffirms the obligations of States to implement fully the embargo on
all deliveries of weapons and military equipment to Somalia imposed by
paragraph 5 of resolution 733 (1992);



                                                                               /...

                                                                      S/1994/638
                                                                      English
                                                                      Page 3



     7.   Further welcomes the progress made by UNOSOM II in establishing the
justice and police programmes and calls for their acceleration;

     8.   Expresses its appreciation to those Member States which have
contributed troops or provided logistical or other assistance to UNOSOM II or
have offered to do so, and underlines, in this context, the continuing
importance of UNOSOM II having at its disposal the necessary troops, civilian
personnel, equipment and financial and logistic support to carry out its mandate
effectively;

     9.   Expresses its appreciation to those Member States which have extended
humanitarian assistance or have supported the Somali justice and police
programmes and encourages further such contributions on an urgent basis;

     10.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.


                                      -----

Meeting record:
United Nations                                                                                                             S/PV.3385


               Security Council                                                                                                           Provisional
               Forty-ninth Year

               3385th Meeting
               Tuesday, 31 May 1994, 6.35 p.m.
               New York




President:     Mr. Gambari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        (Nigeria)

Members:       Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mr. Cardenas
               Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Sardenberg
               China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Li Zhaoxing
               Czech Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         Mr. Kovanda
               Djibouti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Olhaye
               France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Mr. Mérimée
               New Zealand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          Mr. Keating
               Oman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       Mr. Al-Khussaiby
               Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Khan
               Russian Federation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           Mr. Sidorov
               Rwanda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       Mr. Bizimana
               Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Pedauye
               United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . . . . . . .                           Sir David Hannay
               United States of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             Mr. Gnehm

Agenda
The situation in Somalia

     Further report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Operation in Somalia, submitted in pursuance of
     paragraph 14 of resolution 897 (1994) (S/1994/614)




94-85715 (E)                                     This record contains the original text of speeches delivered in English and interpretations of speeches
                                                 delivered in the other languages. The final text will be printed in the Official Records of the Security
                                                 Council. Corrections should be submitted to original speeches only. They should be incorporated
                                                 in a copy of the record and be sent under the signature of a member of the delegation concerned,
                                                 within one week of the date of publication, to the Chief of the Verbatim Reporting Section,
                                                 room C-178.

Security Council                                                                                           3385th meeting
Forty-ninth year                                                                                             31 May 1994

                                                                      Mr. Bizimana (Rwanda) (interpretation from
     The meeting was called to order at 6.35 p.m.               French): My delegation welcomes the detailed and
                                                                complete report presented by the Secretary-General on the
Adoption of the agenda                                          situation in Somalia. In this connection, we pay tribute
                                                                to the sustained efforts of Secretary-General Boutros-The agenda was adopted.                                    Ghali, which are being actively followed up by his Acting
                                                                Special Representative, Ambassador Lansana Kouyate.
The situation in Somalia                                        We also wish to commend the courage of the staff of the
                                                                United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM II) and
     Further report of the Secretary-General on the             the humanitarian organizations, as well as the significant
     United Nations Operation in Somalia, submitted in          contribution of certain Member States that are providing
     pursuance of paragraph 14 of resolution 897 (1994)         troops and logistical, material and other forms of
     (S/1994/614)                                               assistance.

      The President: I should like to inform the Council              The Secretary-General’s report indicates that since
that I have received a letter from the representative of        the adoption of resolution 897 (1994) the process of
Somalia in which she requests to be invited to participate      national reconciliation in Somalia has gained new
in the discussion of the item on the Council’s agenda. In       impetus. In this context, we welcome the Declaration,
conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the         made in the form of a manifesto of reconciliation, signed
consent of the Council, to invite that representative to        in Nairobi on 24 March 1994 by the leaders of Somali
participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in     political organizations. Through this Declaration, the
accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and      Somalis undertake in particular to restore peace
rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure.        throughout the country, to convene a national
                                                                reconciliation conference to elect a President and
     There being no objection, it is so decided.                Vice-Presidents, to appoint a Prime Minister, to complete
                                                                the establishment of local authorities and to create an
     At the invitation of the President, Ms. Hassan             independent judiciary.
     (Somalia) took a place at the Council table.
                                                                      The implementation of this Declaration, backed by
      The President: The Security Council will now begin        the renewed support of the international community, is of
its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is     crucial importance; it is a challenge to be met on the way
meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its     to Somalia’s reconciliation and reconstruction. The
prior consultations.                                            prospects are all the more significant in that they rely on
                                                                the determination expressed by the Somali parties to work
     Members of the Council have before them the report         together towards voluntary disarmament and a permanent
of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Operation        cease-fire.
in Somalia, submitted in pursuance of paragraph 14 of
resolution 897 (1994), document S/1994/614. Members of                This determination of the parties will, however, be
the Council also have before them document S/1994/638,          meaningful and reliable only if it leads to a positive
which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the   change with respect to military activities. In that
course of the Council’s prior consultations.                    connection, it is disturbing that, despite political
                                                                reconciliation efforts being made at the regional and
      It is my understanding that the Council is ready to       national levels, the security situation is deteriorating and
proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. Unless   the various factions are rearming to try to improve their
I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the   positions on the ground before the national reconciliation
vote.                                                           conference is convened.

     There being no objection, it is so decided.                      The precarious and unforeseeable nature of the
                                                                situation is related above all to the suddenness with which
     I shall first call on those members of the Council who     disturbances and fighting between the clans tend to break
wish to make statements before the voting.                      out, as well as to the high degree of banditry, especially
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     In order to put a stop to that situation, we must          Prime Minister. Another important feature of the
without delay proceed to the full deployment of the             Declaration was the appeal addressed to the international
authorized force of UNOSOM II, set at 22,000 men, and           community, asking it to continue its efforts to assist
provide this force with the necessary logistical and material   Somalia until it could stand on its own feet. This appeal,
means to discharge its mandate.                                 in my view, among other things, vindicated the presence
                                                                of UNOSOM II in Somalia - a presence whose very
     Moreover, it is important to accelerate the                legitimacy had been put under question not very long ago.
implementation of programmes relating to the justice
system and the police.                                                We regret, however, that the repeated postponements
                                                                of the preparatory meeting to lay the groundwork for the
      With respect to demining, we wish to commend the          national reconciliation conference have somewhat
efforts made by UNOSOM II, whose approach has made it           tarnished the promise of the Nairobi Declaration. I doubt
possible to extend the operation to a larger part of Somali     if the international community is prepared to see the
territory. The proposed creation of a demining training         Declaration of 24 March 1994 meet the same fate as the
centre and the continuation and extension of the mine           Addis Ababa Accords of March 1993. We do understand
awareness programme will no doubt make it possible to           that the process which the Somali parties have embarked
achieve success in this area.                                   upon is a complicated one. Therefore, some delays could
                                                                have been expected to take place for legitimate reasons.
     Despite the great efforts of the international             However, in all such situations a point can be reached
community, the emergency humanitarian situation persists,       where scepticism replaces hope.
and the report of the Secretary-General reveals that many
Somalis still face an uncertain fate. There are shortages of         The Government and people of Pakistan have the
food and water as well as epidemics and various other           deepest feelings of sympathy and fraternity for the people
calamities throughout the country.                              of Somalia. It is only because of this, as well as our
                                                                commitment to the peace-keeping role of the United
     We fully support the initiative that led to setting up     Nations, that we have persisted with our participation in
the Emergency Operations Group, made up of                      UNOSOM II, despite many difficulties. Nevertheless, we
representatives of United Nations agencies, the consortium      remain deeply concerned about the safety, security and
of non-governmental organizations and the UNOSOM Force          welfare of our troops serving under the United Nations
command, and praise the efforts to stem the cholera             flag, and - God forbid - if there is any large-scale
epidemic.                                                       outbreak of fighting in Somalia resulting in casualties
                                                                among the Pakistani contingent, then my Government
      To help the Somalis to meet their critical needs and      would be obliged to seriously review the situation.
face their constant challenges, collective action by the
international community is still indispensable in order to            While we are concerned at the deterioration in the
support the efforts of the Somali people to reconstruct their   security situation in Somalia, the continued interfactional
country’s political and socio-economic structure.               fighting and the rise in the incidence of banditry, we
                                                                cannot at the same time ignore the positive elements over
     That is why my delegation supports the draft               the last few months. The foremost among these is the
resolution before the Council to renew the mandate of           declared commitment of the Somali parties to pursue the
UNOSOM II.                                                      path of reconciliation.          The progress in the
                                                                implementation of the justice and police programmes,
      Mr. Khan (Pakistan): My Government, which today           though slightly behind schedule, can be termed adequate.
is the largest contributor to the United Nations Operation in   The overall humanitarian situation has registered
Somalia (UNOSOM II) in terms of personnel, was most             considerable improvement over the last year or so. The
gratified when the leaders of the Somali political              demining programme has also proceeded in a satisfactory
organizations, meeting in Nairobi, adopted a declaration on     manner.
24 March 1994. In this Declaration the Somali leaders not
only affirmed their repudiation of violence and acceptance            I should like to place on record my delegation’s
of voluntary disarmament, but also agreed to convene a          gratitude to the Secretary-General for his latest report on
national reconciliation conference to elect a President and     Somalia, which we find most useful, well-structured and
an unspecified number of Vice-Presidents and to appoint a       cogent. My delegation was willing to accept his


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recommendation to renew the mandate of UNOSOM II for              determination and practical willingness to solve their
a period of six months. We felt, however, that an equally         problems.
convincing case had been made for reducing the extension
period to four months. This should not be seen as an                   We believe that this is the right message that the
erosion of the commitment of the international community          Council should address to the Somali leaders in order to
to the people of Somalia. Rather, it signifies a desire to        reach solid ground on the basis of which positive and
persuade the Somali parties to hasten their endeavours            reacquired goals are achieved. We are hopeful that this
towards the objective of national reconciliation. My              message will have a positive reaction from the Somali
delegation is confident that adequate progress during this        leaders.
period would lead to a further renewal of the UNOSOM
mandate. My delegation will therefore support the draft               My delegation will support the draft resolution
resolution before the Council.                                    which is about to be adopted.

     Mr. Al-Khussaiby (Oman): Allow me, at the outset,                  Mr. Olhaye (Djibouti): My delegation has read
to extend my delegation’s sincere thanks through you,             with considerable interest the further report (S/1994/614)
Mr. President, to Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the                  of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Operation
Secretary-General of the United Nations, for his                  in Somalia (UNOSOM), dated 24 May 1994. It seems to
comprehensive report on Somalia, which is undoubtedly             reflect the mood of the international community: one of
responsive to many of our concerns regarding the situation        anticipation and appreciation, but also of hope.
in Somalia. I should also like to seize this opportunity to
commend the Secretary-General’s Special Representative                  Almost unexpectedly, the factions met in Nairobi
for his vigorous efforts in this regard.                          about two months ago and actually forged an agreement
                                                                  foreseeing a national Government, complete with all the
      My delegation welcomes the successful efforts of the        normal structures and positions. Most encouraging of all,
United Nations in convening a meeting between the Somali          though, was the coming together of the principal
leaders in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, which has               protagonists to sign the Nairobi Declaration - perhaps
contributed to the improvement of dialogue and the                their first face-to-face negotiations in some time.
narrowing down of the differences between the conflicting
Somali factions which led to the signing of the Nairobi                 Unfortunately, the process has become riddled with
Declaration on 24 March 1994. There is no doubt that this         postponements and delays. In fact, the initial preparatory
development is considered a step in the right direction, and      meeting has yet to take place, and no firm date has been
all efforts should be geared towards achieving the best           set for the major reconciliation conference.
results for all.
                                                                        Repeated references by the Secretary-General to the
      My delegation reiterates its previous position,             deteriorating security situation, the rise in incidents and
believing that it is for the Somali people themselves to          banditry, the reappearance of the feared "technicals", and,
assume a greater role in resolving the Somali crisis, and it      worst of all, the escalating level of rearming seen in all
also reaffirms the significant role of the United Nations and     factions do not portend a happy outcome. Once again,
of the international community in helping them to overcome        the cease-fire commitments have not been honoured, and
their crisis.                                                     there is a real concern as to what will transpire in the
                                                                  coming months. Despite the negative aspects, however,
      Once again, we urge the Somali leaders to assume            efforts to reach agreement and to schedule the necessary
their responsibilities in ending their differences in favour of   conferences and meetings continue. Surprisingly, and
achieving national reconciliation through the peaceful and        perhaps another indication of seriousness, all the factions
effective implementation of the agreements reached by             have requested a continued United Nations presence.
them in this matter.
                                                                        Naturally, while these attempts at setting up
      It is obvious that the draft resolution to be adopted       meetings continue, other activities go on as well. With
reflects the Council’s concern over this matter, stressing the    the eventual withdrawal of UNOSOM II, the Somalis will
importance of the forthcoming period in the history of the        have to assume total responsibility for their own security
Somali people and stating that United Nations support for         and justice system. My delegation is pleased to note the
them is conditioned by the extent of their leaders’               attention being devoted to the recruitment and training of


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Somali police and judges and to the rehabilitation of penal          A vote was taken by show of hands.
institutions. If there is any possible way to hasten this
critical process, we would urge the Secretary-General to        In favour:
explore it, and we would also urge Member States to be               Argentina, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Djibouti,
generous in their cash contributions and contributions in            France, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan,
kind.                                                                Russian Federation, Rwanda, Spain, United
                                                                     Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
     The current humanitarian situation remains, as always,          United States of America
a cause of concern. The declining security situation has
made the delivery of aid more precarious and unpredictable           The President: There were 15 votes in favour.
and has hindered efficiency. UNOSOM II and the other            The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as
agencies are to be congratulated, however, on the manner        resolution 923 (1994).
in which they have embarked upon emergency and
contingency planning and on their concerted response                I shall now call on those members of the Council
mechanisms. Additionally, efforts aimed at resettling           who wish to make statements following the voting.
displaced persons, demining, and planning for rehabilitation
and reconstruction by the Somalia Aid Coordination Body              Mr. Li Zhaoxing (China) (interpretation from
are proceeding apace. In every one of these endeavours the      Chinese): Since the adoption of Security Council
primary issue is that of security.                              resolution 897 (1994), the Somali peace process has made
                                                                some headway, but at the same time unstable elements
     We are clearly at a point in Somalia where subsequent      have further increased, resulting in a chaotic social order
steps must come from the Somali people themselves. Firm         devoid of safety. This cannot but cause us deep concern.
dates for the necessary preparatory meetings must be set as
soon as possible so that a conference of national                     The main purpose of a number of resolutions
reconciliation can follow. The situation on the ground, as      adopted by the Council on the question of Somalia is to
the Secretary-General says, is a matter of growing concern,     promote the peace process initiated by the Addis Ababa
and, if not addressed soon by the Somalis through a             Agreements, achieve genuine national reconciliation and
cease-fire and disarmament agreement, it could quickly          restore peace and stability in Somalia so that its people
escalate out of everyone’s control.                             can set out on the road of rebuilding their homeland and
                                                                revitalizing their national economy. The United Nations
      We fully concur with the sentiment expressed by the       Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM II) has played an
Secretary-General that the presence of UNOSOM II is a           important role in safeguarding humanitarian assistance,
stabilizing factor which has prevented total anarchy. From      enhancing negotiations between various parties and
this perspective, a United Nations pullout at this critical     promoting national reconciliation in Somalia. Therefore,
juncture would be a sign of abandonment, and would be           the Chinese delegation supports the recommendation of
completely unacceptable to my delegation. With positive         the Secretary-General on the extension of the mandate of
signs to offset the negatives and with the growth of a police   UNOSOM II and voted in favour of the resolution just
force, what Somalia needs is time. However, such time           adopted.
must be employed wisely and quickly. The responsibility
for this rests squarely on the shoulders of the Somalis, who         The international community should continue to
must show                                                       make every possible endeavour to help the Somali people
                                                                to seek an appropriate solution acceptable to all through
     "evidence of serious and productive pursuit of the         dialogue and negotiation and to achieve genuine national
     reconciliation process" (S/1994/614, para. 76).            reconciliation. This is the key to ending civil war and
                                                                restoring peace in Somalia. In this connection, the
     My delegation will therefore support the draft             Organization of African Unity and the African States can
resolution before us to renew the mandate of UNOSOM II,         and should continue to play an important role.
with the anticipated completion of its mission by
March 1995.                                                          UNOSOM II is entrusted with the task of supporting
                                                                the Somali people in their efforts to achieve national
     The President: I shall now put draft resolution            reconciliation. Meanwhile, its humanitarian mandate
S/1994/638 to the vote.                                         remains unchanged, and the principle of using


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non-coercive measures should be observed in the                claw back their room for manoeuvre. We therefore call
performance of that mandate. We believe that the final         upon the factions to demand that their people display as
solution to the Somali question lies with the Somali people    much restraint as possible so as not to compromise the
themselves. As long as all the Somali parties adopt a          ongoing efforts and so as not to impel those willing to
compromising and flexible attitude, an appropriate final       assist the Somali people to put an end to their missions,
solution to the Somali question will be found through          which must be accomplished.
peaceful negotiation.
                                                                     In this connection, my country congratulates the
     Mr. Ladsous (France) (interpretation from French):        Blue Helmets and all of the men and women who have
My delegation joined in the adoption of this resolution        been providing humanitarian assistance and health care on
extending the mandate of the United Nations Operation in       their courage in continuing their efforts in Somalia, where
Somalia (UNOSOM II) for four months, until                     their conditions of service have become extremely
30 September 1994.                                             dangerous, as has been shown by the recent deaths of five
                                                               Nepalese soldiers.
      My delegation believes that the United Nations must
continue its task of promoting that country’s return to             France, for its part, will do everything in its power
stability and peace.                                           to go on supporting the United Nations mission so that,
                                                               by March 1995 - as the resolution we have just adopted
      My country notes that progress has been made in this     once more recalls - the objective that we set ourselves
direction. Thus, the United Nations presence has made it       when we put the Somali question on the Council’s agenda
possible for a large part of the country to return to normal   in 1992 will be achieved in full and that reconciliation
life. The United Nations was called into Somalia in order      between all Somalis will become a reality.
to put an end to the famine there. From this point of view,
we can say that the objective has been achieved.                    Sir David Hannay (United Kingdom): Our last
Moreover, the Blue Helmets have made it possible for part      debate on the United Nations Operation in Somalia
of the country’s administration to be re-established. Here     (UNOSOM), in February, took place following a
too, significant progress has been made, particularly in       thoroughgoing review of the whole operation. This
respect of the implementation of the programmes                review resulted in a revised and more realistic mandate
concerning the judiciary and the police; these programmes      which left in no doubt the need for the active cooperation
should not only continue, they should be accelerated.          of the Somali people if the operation was to achieve its
                                                               goal. During the six months of the present mandate we
      However, the labour of national reconstruction and       have seen some progress. The 24 March Nairobi
reconciliation cannot succeed without the active               Declaration, in which all parties committed themselves to
participation of the Somalis themselves. First and foremost,   national reconciliation, was a step forward and an
the factions must continue their negotiations towards the      example of what can be achieved by the Somali parties in
prompt establishment of a government in Somalia that           cooperation both with each other and with UNOSOM.
everyone accepts. We have taken note of the holding of a
conference preparatory to forming such a government.                But progress since then has been painfully slow.
France recalls that the success of any forthcoming             While we welcome the Lower Juba Regional Conference
agreement between the Somali factions on this issue will       which took place last week, we very much regret that the
depend on our continuing the efforts we have undertaken to     preparatory meeting for the national reconciliation
restore peace in that country.                                 conference, which all parties had agreed would take place
                                                               on 15 April, has been postponed yet again.
      However, we note with regret that the security
conditions continue to worsen. We deplore in particular the          More worrying still is the fact that, while the
obstacles set in the way of the free movement of               political process has been stalled, the security situation
UNOSOM II personnel, given that their apportioned task is      has been deteriorating. Not only have the parties failed
aimed primarily at protecting the delivery of humanitarian     to honour their commitments to voluntary disarmament,
assistance to the civilian population.                         but some factions have begun to rearm and the
                                                               construction of "technicals" has resumed. Banditry
     Those who for too long lived by pillaging the country,    continues to rise, and we are once again confronted with
before the Blue Helmets arrived, must not be allowed to        the news of attacks on United Nations peace-keepers,


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most recently the tragic deaths, two weeks ago, of five               As the Secretary-General’s report makes clear,
Nepalese soldiers serving with UNOSOM.                           notwithstanding the outbreaks of local fighting and the
                                                                 upsurge in banditry, the situation in Somalia since the
      The international community, my Government                 adoption of resolution 897 (1994) has been surprisingly
included, has made a massive contribution towards the            stable, despite the many predictions in the media of a
effort to rebuild Somalia, both through UNOSOM and               collapse in the security situation once the majority of
through the provision of humanitarian and reconstruction         western troops withdrew by 31 March.
assistance. By adopting this resolution extending the
mandate of UNOSOM for a further four months we are                     Developments on the political front have, on one
showing our willingness to continue that commitment. But,        analysis, been less than satisfactory. It is true that there
as the resolution makes clear, the ultimate responsibility for   have been recurring delays in the convening of the
achieving national reconciliation and for rebuilding their       preparatory meeting for the national reconciliation
country rests with the Somali people.                            conference. The resulting further postponement of the
                                                                 national reconciliation conference itself has, at the very
     The international community will of course do               least, been a frustrating demonstration of the complexity
everything possible to help this process, but it cannot be       and mistrust which characterize Somali politics.
expected to sustain this commitment indefinitely without a
matching commitment from the Somali parties.                           But it is possible to analyse the situation in quite a
                                                                 different way. My delegation considers that it would be
     My Government believes that the resolution just             quite wrong to characterize what has been going on in
adopted offers the Somali parties a further chance to work,      Somalia over the past four months in negative terms.
with UNOSOM’s help, towards a lasting agreement on               There are a number of notable successes to
national reconciliation, building on what has already been       counterbalance the setbacks, and reasons which explain -
achieved. We urge them to make the best use of this              if they do not justify - the slow pace on the political
opportunity.                                                     front.

      Mr. Keating (New Zealand): New Zealand has                       On the humanitarian front, we must continue to
supported the adoption of this resolution because of the         congratulate UNOSOM and the responsible international
importance we attach to the United Nations involvement in        agencies for ensuring the delivery of relief assistance to
Somalia and to the fulfilment of the undertaking made in         Somalis at risk, for their ongoing assistance to refugees
the adoption of resolution 814 (1993), providing for the         and internally displaced persons, and for their efforts to
original establishment of UNOSOM II. That undertaking            re-establish Somali agricultural programmes.            We
was that the United Nations would do what it could to            particularly congratulate them for their effective response
assist the Somali people by bringing humanitarian relief to      to the major challenge posed by the outbreak of the
those in need, by assisting the Somali parties in the process    cholera emergency in February.
of national reconciliation and by attempting to ensure the
maintenance of a stable security situation in the country.             On the domestic security front, some progress has
                                                                 been made in the Somali police and justice programme,
      Subsequent events required the Security Council to         particularly in the training and re-establishment of a
undertake a fundamental review of the role of UNOSOM II          Somali police force.
at the beginning of this year. That review led to the
adoption of resolution 897 (1994), by which the Council                Considerable satisfaction can also be taken, in our
redefined the mandate of UNOSOM, particularly in the             analysis, from developments on the political front.
tasks and methods of operation assigned to it in the security    Congratulations are particularly due to the Acting Special
field. An important aspect of that resolution was the            Representative on successfully persuading all the Somali
reaffirmation in its preamble of the objective that              parties to sign up to the Nairobi Declaration on 24 March.
UNOSOM II would complete its mission by 1995.                    This document provides what has been missing from the
                                                                 Somali political process for the past year - namely, a
     It is particularly important to my delegation that the      commonly agreed statement of political principles and
resolution we have just adopted repeats that reaffirmation.      objectives.




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      Of course, it is disappointing that the Somali parties     and to the humanitarian mission which first inspired the
have not followed up on the Nairobi Declaration with the         international community to get involved in Somalia.
speed which we would all want. But it certainly cannot be
said to be a surprise that such delays have occurred. When             My delegation believes that the Security Council
one considers the background against which they have been        would be more effective if it had turned its attention to
operating - the divisions and fighting among the clans and       the issues which will confront us in real terms in the very
the departure in March of a number of important                  near future. We have a commitment to maintain the
contributors to UNOSOM - the fact that there was progress        current operation until March 1995. But what kind of
at all is cause for some celebration. Moreover, in the past      United Nations presence should be envisaged for Somalia
week there have been further encouraging signs on the            after March 1995, and how should UNOSOM’s
political front, notably the convening of the Lower Juba         operations and structure be implemented to ensure that the
regional conference, which will be of major importance in        transition to that next phase is as smooth and as beneficial
resolving tension in Kismayo, and, most recently, there has      to the Somali people as possible? We want these
been agreement to proceed with the next phase of the             considerations to be at the forefront of the Council’s
national reconciliation process with a meeting next week in      attention in the coming months.
Nairobi.
                                                                       Mr. Sardenberg (Brazil): As we undertake the
      It is because of this picture that my delegation was       review of the activities of the United Nations Operation
strongly of the view that the Security Council had no basis      in Somalia (UNOSOM II) called for in Security Council
for rejecting the recommendation of the Secretary-General        resolution 897 (1994), we have the opportunity to discuss
that UNOSOM II’s mandate should be extended for a                the criteria for the assessment of the United Nations
further six-month period. We believe that what Somalia           involvement and future course of action in intricate
and UNOSOM most need at this point is a period of                situations such as the one prevailing in Somalia. In this
stability in which they can consolidate the gains that have      endeavour we are making good use of the criteria set out
been made and can tackle the problems that undoubtedly           in the presidential statement of 3 May 1994, in which, on
remain.                                                          a non-binding basis, the Council provided the terms for
                                                                 the review of mandates of peace-keeping operations. To
      There are also strong reasons, in our view, in the         my delegation, such terms should be observed
context of the responsible management of peace-keeping           consistently, without discrimination and with sufficient
operations - both financial reasons and in terms of proper       flexibility to allow unforeseen situations to be
planning - for the Security Council to avoid subjecting the      accommodated within their framework. Having this in
terms of a peace-keeping mandate to artificial and               mind, and considering that we have fulfilled the
politically generated time-frames. New Zealand has               requirement I have mentioned, the Brazilian delegation
consistently argued against such practices in all other cases.   voted in favour of resolution 923 (1994).

      In the specific case of Somalia we do not believe that           The adoption of resolution 897 (1994) earlier this
it is appropriate or productive at this stage to impose on       year represented a turning point in the mandate of the
UNOSOM or the Somali parties artificial criteria or time-        United Nations Operation in Somalia. In order to deal
frames which make little sense in the circumstances and          with an exceedingly complex and unsafe environment, the
traditions of Somalia. This does not mean that the Somali        Security Council decided to shift its emphasis to assisting
parties should have a free hand to delay indefinitely the        the political process in Somalia. By doing so, the
process of national reconciliation. But it does mean that we     Council acknowledged the fact that the Somali parties and
should be wary of trying to use tactics such as artificially     their leaders bear the ultimate responsibility for setting up
shortening mandates to bring pressure to bear on people          viable national political institutions and for reconstructing
whose past behaviour indicates that fine-tuning the wording      their country.
of Security Council resolutions is of negligible value in
persuading them to cooperate with the United Nations.                  The comprehensive report of the Secretary-General,
                                                                 for which we are grateful, provides the Security Council
     Indeed, there are some in Somalia who might welcome         with information on the Somali political developments
the opportunity to speed the United Nations on its way. If       since the adoption of resolution 897 (1994) and on the
that were to be the result of the Council’s action today, we     discharge of the mandate of UNOSOM II. We welcome
would have done a grave disservice to the Somali people          the fact that the transition period following the withdrawal


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of a large number of troops and the reorientation of the         General’s report to the effect that the situation remains
mandate of the peace-keeping operation has not degenerated       tense and that factions are rearming themselves.
into generalized violence. The relatively smooth transition
is largely the result of the diligent work done by the                 The Brazilian delegation hopes that when the
Secretary-General’s Acting Special Representative,               Council undertakes its next review of UNOSOM II the
Ambassador Kouyate, who deserves our praise. Time has            political and security situation in Somalia will have
proved right those delegations in the Council which, like        continued to improve so that by the envisaged date of the
my own, have consistently maintained that this body              completion of the Operation’s mission the Somalis will be
should, to the fullest extent possible, seek to avoid the        in a position to take up the reconstruction of their
application of the extraordinary powers for enforcement          country.
action conferred upon it in Chapter VII of the United
Nations Charter.                                                       In conclusion, my delegation wishes to pay tribute to
                                                                 those who selflessly risk their lives in Somalia for the
     We are encouraged by the Declaration made by the            cause of peace and to thank troop-contributing countries
leaders of the Somali organizations, signed in Nairobi on        for their continued commitment to this important United
24 March last. Among the various important issues                Nations peace-keeping operation.
contained therein is the parties’ agreement that, in order to
restore sovereignty of the Somali State, a national                    Mr. Gnehm (United States of America): The
reconciliation conference should be convened to elect a          resolution we have adopted today comes at what the
President and a Vice-President and to appoint a Prime            Secretary-General rightly calls "a defining moment"
Minister.                                                        (S/1994/614, para. 70). This resolution underscores the
                                                                 growing impatience of the international community with
      The Somali Declaration points to an entirely Somali        the pace of progress towards national reconciliation in
solution to the Somali problem. UNOSOM, as rightly               Somalia which is best evidenced by the failure of the
indicated by the Secretary-General, will play the role of        parties to meet yesterday as scheduled after three prior
facilitator in this process. We concur with the assessment       postponements. The adjustment in the length of the
of the Secretary-General that, although difficult, the           mandate’s renewal to four months and the provision for
situation in Somalia allows for hope. We view as a               a review of progress is therefore not an empty exercise.
positive step forward the unanimous commitment of the            We believe that the Somali parties are paying close
Somali parties to the pursuit of the path of reconciliation      attention to what this body does. This is not a time for
and their decisions concerning a cease-fire and voluntary        routinely conducting business as usual.
disarmament. The appeal of all Somali leaders to the
United Nations for continued support in their reconciliation           The resolution puts those most responsible for
and rehabilitation efforts is a dramatic change in their         obstructing forward movement on notice: it is time for
attitude towards UNOSOM. It proves that they have started        Somalis simply to get on with the job of moving towards
to heed the appeals of the international community, thus         political reconciliation. Our support for this measure
putting the United Nations Operation in the country in a         today is predicated on this understanding of its meaning.
completely new perspective of dialogue and cooperation.
The momentum that has been gained should be kept going.               The restoration of normality in Somalia is primarily
It is vital to capitalize on these developments in the           a job for the Somalis themselves. Outsiders, including
political environment in Somalia in order to reach a prompt      the United States, remain willing to help Somalia, but it
settlement to this complex conflict.                             is up to the Somalis themselves to make the difficult
                                                                 decisions needed to bring about political reconciliation.
     Despite those positive developments, much remains to        In supporting this resolution the United States believes
be done in the field of security, and we deeply deplore the      that the Somali factional leaders must understand that
fact that attacks on United Nations personnel and                they hold the key to their country’s future progress. We
non-governmental organization personnel still take place.        urge them to do so my implementing the agreement
In the political field, in spite of the promising adoption of    between them - the Nairobi Declaration of 24 March.
the Declaration by the leaders of the Somali political
organizations, the process of national reconciliation is still        As the Secretary-General has made clear in his
being subjected to undue delays. In particular, we are           recent report on Somalia, this is a last chance - continued
dismayed by the information contained in the Secretary-          delay in the reconciliation process or the outbreak of


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renewed violence will prompt the international community               We are convinced that the key to a speedy
to draw the appropriate conclusions. The Secretary-General       settlement of the extended crisis in Somalia is in the
noted in his report that, under such circumstances, he would     hands first and foremost of the Somalis themselves, who,
not hesitate to recommend an end to this mission.                as is emphasized in the resolution, bear major
                                                                 responsibility for the establishment of viable political
     We strongly support the tough message the Secretary-        institutions and for the restoration of their country. It is
General has attempted to deliver to the Somali factions.         precisely the Somali parties which must demonstrate the
The international community has expended considerable            required political will, flexibility and a readiness for
resources and many lives to help Somalia. Absent                 compromise and which must also cooperate constructively
unambiguous indications to the contrary, the international       with the international community, which is sincerely
community is not prepared to continue helping a people           trying to render them all possible assistance.
who seem unwilling to help themselves.
                                                                     At the same time the Somali sides must be clearly
      Mr. Sidorov (Russian Federation) (interpretation from      aware that the international community and the Security
Russian):      The Russian Federation has consistently           Council are carefully following the situation in Somalia
favoured the speedy restoration of peace in Somalia and the      and will properly react to its further development.
return of its people to normal life. We support the efforts
of the international community to render humanitarian                 In this context we consider it important that the
assistance to the population of this country.                    resolution contains a reaffirmation of the fact that
                                                                 UNOSOM II will conclude its mission by March 1995
      Unfortunately, the process of national reconciliation in   and that in July this year the Security Council once again
Somalia is experiencing serious breakdowns. There is still       will carefully consider the situation in Somalia.
no clarity concerning the issue of the timetable for holding
the conference on national reconciliation and other                    For its part Russia intends to continue to render
fundamental agreements and duties are also not being             necessary political assistance to the process of restoring
carried out; these were set forward by the leaders of the        peace and harmony on Somali soil and a revival of the
Somali political factions in the Nairobi Declaration of          institutions of Somali statehood.
24 March.
                                                                      The President: I shall now make a statement in my
     We are deeply concerned by the lack of progress in          capacity as the representative of Nigeria.
implementing the concept of voluntary disarmament. We
are concerned by the rearming of the Somali factions and              My delegation regrets that it did not find much
by the use on the part of some of them of military force to      ground for optimism in the further report of the
strengthen their negotiating positions.                          Secretary-General on the United Nations Operation in
                                                                 Somalia submitted in pursuance of paragraph 14 of
      As a result of these actions, the security situation -     resolution 897 (1994) of 24 May 1994 (S/1994/614),
inter alia as it affects the personnel of the United Nations     which constitutes the basis for the resolution we have just
Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM II) and of other                    adopted.
international and non-governmental organizations - is
deteriorating.      This is blocking efforts to render                 On the political front the parties and factions in
humanitarian assistance and complicates the process of           Somalia seem to be as far apart as ever following the
political reconciliations; it also undermines the faith of the   outbreak of inter-clan fighting in early April and the
international community in the sincerity of the obligations      subsequent refusal of the Group of 12 to participate in the
undertaken by the Somali sides in Nairobi.                       meeting of the national reconciliation which was proposed
                                                                 for 15 May 1994 but had to be postponed again until
      The Russian delegation voted for the resolution            30 May 1994. Now it has become clear as we speak
adopted today by the Security Council, believing as it does      today that the twice-postponed meeting has failed to
that it conveys to the Somali sides a serious signal             materialize, thus giving added cause for frustration and
concerning the need to step up efforts to accelerate the         for the feeling that there is a lack of seriousness on the
process of national reconciliation and establishing              part of the warring parties in Somalia.
conditions for peace that are necessary for the shift to a
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     The security situation has also deteriorated remarkably     of the Somali conflict and the deteriorating political,
since the last adjustment of the UNOSOM mandate.                 military and security situation in the country, and, on the
Security conditions are made worse by the fact that              other hand, the enduring humanitarian and political needs
expectations are now rife among the parties and factions in      of the Somali people, what course of action must the
Somalia that it will not be long before the entire United        international community now pursue in Somalia? Should
Nations mission pulls out of the country. In the climate of      the international community - or, more specifically, the
additional uncertainty, non-governmental organizations in        United Nations - now cut off all its assistance to Somalia
several locations in Somalia are being exposed to ever-          and abandon the Somalis to a fate dictated not so much
growing danger. As the Secretary-General himself puts it:        by the Somali people, but by the parties and factions that
                                                                 control the instruments of violence and coercion in the
     "the level of security is unpredictable as disturbances     country, even though, statistically speaking, these
     and inter-clan fighting occur without warning."             elements are in the tiniest of tiny minorities?
     (S/1994/614, para. 21)
                                                                       The resolution which we have just adopted, and
      In terms of disarmament and demobilization, the            which my delegation voted in favour of, indicates that the
situation has also been far from encouraging. Despite their      international community, though conscious of the fact that
commitments to voluntarily disarm and demobilize, in line        the Somali people must continue to bear the ultimate
with the Nairobi Declaration of 24 March 1994, the parties       responsibility for achieving national reconciliation and
to the conflict have failed to deliver on their commitments.     rebuilding their country, is prepared none the less to
Of course, voluntary disarmament and demobilization can          continue to play its part in promoting the peace process
only take place when the parties are prepared to settle their    in Somalia. To this end, although the resolution does not
disputes peacefully. In Somalia, such a disposition appears      extend the mandate for the six-month period
to be lacking. On the contrary, the evidence available in        recommended by the Secretary-General - an option which
the past few weeks indicates that the major factions have in     my delegation would clearly have preferred - it renewed
fact been replenishing their weapons stockpiles and              the mandate of UNOSOM II for an additional four-month
rebuilding their defensive positions with only one purpose       period.
in mind - and that purpose is awful.
                                                                       The Nigerian delegation sees much merit in the tenor
      Also on the humanitarian front, the situation has          of the present resolution calling upon the parties to show
deteriorated rapidly. Of course, this is tied to the             good faith if continued United Nations support in Somalia
emergence of the so-called "technicals", increased banditry      is to be assured. We believe, however, that the situation
and a general deterioration in the security and political        in Somalia, because of its exceptional circumstances -
situations which have combined to thwart the movement of         including, in particular, the absence of a government -
humanitarian personnel and the delivery of relief material.      deserves a special and more flexible consideration and
                                                                 must not be treated in exactly the same framework as
      On the positive side, however, despite the troop           some other United Nations peace-keeping operations,
reduction, the military contingents of UNOSOM II have            where credible governmental and non-governmental
continued to discharge, as best they can under the               authorities exist. It would be a sad mistake if, because of
circumstances, their humanitarian duties in Somalia.             the desire for quick results, the United Nations were in
Moreover, they have also continued to support the newly          the immediate future - long before our initial target date
established police division in carrying out the important        of March 1995 is reached - to embark on a precipitate
tasks of reconstituting the Somali national police. On the       withdrawal from Somalia without taking into full account
humanitarian side, despite difficulties in the distribution of   Somalia’s special circumstances.
relief and the movement of personnel due to prevalent
insecurity, available statistics show that the humanitarian            Finally, my delegation would like to thank all States
division of UNOSOM II continues to be actively engaged           and all non-governmental organizations which have
in the resettlement of thousands of internally displaced         extended humanitarian assistance to Somalia. We are
persons in Somalia.                                              thankful to those Governments that have continued to
                                                                 provide troops and financial and logistical resources for
     But at this point some crucial questions have to be         the continuation of UNOSOM’S mandate under extremely
asked. Given, on the one hand, the continuing apparent           difficult circumstances. We also wish to thank the
lack of visible progress in achieving a political settlement     Secretary-General and his Acting Special Representative


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for their untiring efforts to achieve a political settlement of       I now resume my function as President of the
the Somali conflict. For its part, Nigeria, as a troop-           Council.
contributing country to UNOSOM II, will continue to play
a constructive role in helping to resolve the conflict in               There are no further speakers on my list. The
Somalia.                                                          Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of
                                                                  its consideration of the item on the agenda.

                                                                               The meeting rose at 7.35 p.m.




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Voting Summary
Yes: 015 | No: 000 | Abstentions: 000 | Non-Voting: 000 | Total voting membership: 015
Y ARGENTINA
Y BRAZIL
Y CHINA
Y CZECH REPUBLIC
Y DJIBOUTI
Y FRANCE
Y NEW ZEALAND
Y NIGERIA
Y OMAN
Y PAKISTAN
Y RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Y RWANDA
Y SPAIN
Y UNITED KINGDOM
Y UNITED STATES