{"id":185221,"date":"1999-09-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T21:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=185221"},"modified":"2021-10-20T18:27:40","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T22:27:40","slug":"auto-insert-185221","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-185221\/","title":{"rendered":"Protection of civilians in armed conflict &#8211; SecCo meeting &#8211; Verbatim record"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Security Council<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">4046th meeting<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Fifty-fourth year<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">16 September 1999<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">This record contains the original text of speeches delivered in English and interpretations of speeches delivered in the other languages.&nbsp;&nbsp;The final text will be printed in the <i>Official Records of the Security Council.<\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;Corrections should be submitted to original speeches only.&nbsp;&nbsp;They should be incorporated in a copy of the record and be sent under the signature of a member of the delegation concerned, <i>within one week of the date of publication<\/i>, to the Chief of the Verbatim Reporting Service, room C-178.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" background=\"#000000\" width=\"100%\" style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:initial;margin-right:auto;\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"14%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>President<\/i>:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>Members<\/i>:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"63%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Mr. van Walsum <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Argentina<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Bahrain<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Brazil<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Canada<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">China<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">France<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Gabon<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Gambia<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Malaysia<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Namibia<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Russian Federation<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Slovenia<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">United States of America<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"22%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">(Netherlands)<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Mrs. Mart&#237;nez R&#237;os<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Mr. Buallay<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Mr. Fonseca<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Mr. Fowler<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Mr. Chen Xu<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Mr. Dejammet<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Mr. Essongh&#233;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Mr. Jagne<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Mr. Hasmy<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Mr. Andjaba<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Mr. Lavrov<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Mr. T&#252;rk<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Sir Jeremy Greenstock<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Mr. Holbrooke<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"14%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"63%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"22%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>Agenda<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>Protection of civilians in armed conflict<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>Report of the Secretary-General to the Security Council on the protection of civilians in armed<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t\t<\/span>conflict (S\/1999\/957)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>The meeting was called to order at 11.35 a.m.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>Welcome to the Deputy Foreign Minister for Humanitarian Affairs of Argentina<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>The President:<\/strong>&nbsp;At the outset, I should like to acknowledge and welcome the presence of the Deputy Foreign Minister for Humanitarian Affairs of Argentina, Her Excellency Ms. Alicia Mart&#237;nez R&#237;os.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>Adoption of the agenda<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>The agenda was adopted.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>Protection of civilians in armed conflict<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>Report of the Secretary-General to the Security Council on the protection of civilians in armed conflict (S\/1999\/957)<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>The President:<\/strong>&nbsp;I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Botswana, Egypt, Finland, India, Iraq, Japan, Mongolia, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Slovakia, South Africa, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tunisia and Ukraine, in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council&#39;s agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council&#39;s provisional rules of procedure.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>There being no objection, it is so decided.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>At the invitation of the President, Mr. Legwaila (Botswana), Mr. Aboul Gheit (Egypt), Ms. Korpi (Finland), Mr. Sharma (India), Mr. Hasan (Iraq), Mr. Takasu&nbsp;&nbsp;(Japan), Mr. Enkhsaikhan (Mongolia), Mr. Kolby (Norway), Mr. Lee See-Young (Republic of Korea), Mr. Mutaboba (Rwanda), Mr. Tomka (Slovakia), Mr. Kumalo (South Africa), Mr. Calovski (the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), Mr. Hachani (Tunisia) and Mr. Yel&#39;chenko (Ukraine) took the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>The President:<\/strong>&nbsp;I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter dated 10 September 1999 from the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, which has been issued as document S\/1999\/980, and which reads as follows:<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t\t<\/span>I have the honour to request that, in accordance with its previous practice, the Security Council invite Ambassador Nasser Al-Kidwa, Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, to participate in the upcoming meetings of the Security Council, beginning on Thursday, 16 September 1999, regarding civilians in armed conflict.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite the Permanent Observer of Palestine to participate in the current debate in accordance with the rules of procedure and the previous practice in this regard.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>There being no objection, it is so decided.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>At the invitation of the President, Mr. Al-Kidwa (Palestine), took the seat reserved for him at the side of the Council Chamber.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>In conclusion, let me say that my delegation has no objection to supporting the draft resolution before us.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>The President<\/strong>: I should like to draw the attention of the Council to document S\/1999\/981, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council&#39;s prior consultations and which is now before the Council.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New, serif, monospace;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span>There is still a large number of speakers remaining on my list for this meeting. 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