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FM USMISSION USUN NEW YORK
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6951
INFO USMISSION GENEVA
AMEMBASSY LAGOS
AMEMBASSY YAOUNDE
AMEMBASSY KAMPALA
AMEMBASSY ACCRA
AMEMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM
AMEMBASSY OTTAWA
AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA
AMEMBASSY DAKAR
AMEMBASSY BUJUMBURA
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TAGS: PHUM, AORC, UNHRC-1, ECOSOC, RW
SUBJECT: ECOSOC RESUMED SESSION ENDORSES HRC
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RESOLUTION ON RWANDA
1. ECOSOC ENDORSED THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
SPECIAL SESSION RESOLUTION ON RWANDA WITHOUT A VOTE
DURING A 45-MINUTE MEETING JUNE 6. (TEXT OF ECOSOC
DECISION IS FOUND IN PARA 2. U.S., GREECE FOR EU,
CANADA, RUSSIA, NORWAY FOR THE NORDICS, PAKISTAN, AND
JAPAN GAVE SUPPORTIVE STATEMENTS BEFORE THE VOTE, MANY
NOTING THE POSITIVE PARTS PLAYED BY CANADA, CAMEROON,
AND NIGERIA IN GENEVA. (SEE PARA 6 FOR TEXT OF U.S.
STATEMENT.) CUBA ALSO SPOKE BEFORE THE VOTE, DEPLORING
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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DATE/CASE ID: 09 JAN 2008 200103014
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THE SITUATION IN RWANDA AND UNDERLINING THE NEED FOR UN
ACTION, BUT DECRYING THE LINKAGES BETWEEN HUMAN RIGHTS
AND FUNCTIONS CUBA BELIEVES SHOULD BE RESERVED TO THE
SECURITY COUNCIL. AFTER THE VOTE, CHINA REITERATED ITS
STATEMENT AT THE UNHRC. RUSSIA AND NORWAY JOINED THE
U.S. IN HIGHLIGHTING THE NEED TO BRING GROSS VIOLATORS
OF HUMAN RIGHTS TO JUSTICE.
2.
TEXT OF ECOSOC DECISION:
THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN RWANDA
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ENDORSES RESOLUTION
S-3/1 OF 25 MAY 1994, ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION OF HUMAN
RIGHTS AT ITS THIRD SPECIAL SESSION.
3. THE STATEMENT OF PROGRAMME BUDGET IMPLICATIONS (PBI)
WAS DISTRIBUTED JUST BEFORE THE MEETING (FAXED TO
IO/ESA). THE SUMMARY PARAGRAPH READS AS FOLLOWS:
"SHOULD ECOSOC APPROVE RESOLUTION 1994/S 3/1, IT IS
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ESTIMATED THAT ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF $754,700 WOULD
ARISE UNDER SECTION 21 OF THE PROGRAMME BUDGET FOR THE
BIENNIUM 1994-1995. FURTHERMORE, AN AMOUNT OF $93,800
WOULD BE REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 28 (STAFF ASSESSMENT) TO
BE OFFSET BY THE SAME AMOUNT UNDER INCOME SECTION 1
(INCOME FROM STAFF ASSESSMENT.)
4. THE PBI REFERS TO THE CONTINGENCY FUND, BUT NOTES
THAT "NO ACTIVITY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR TERMINATION,
DEFERRAL, CURTAILMENT OR MODIFICATION UNDER SECTION 21
OF THE PROGRAMME BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM 1994-95." IT
ALSO NOTES THAT, "SHOULD IT NOT PROVE POSSIBLE TO MEET
THE COSTS REQUIRED FROM THE CONTINGENCY FUND, THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RESOLUTION MAY HAVE TO BE
POSTPONED, AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE GUIDELINES FOR THE USE
AND OPERATION OF THE CONTINGENCY FUND . . . ."
5. USUN UNDERSTANDS THE LANGUAGE IN PARA 4 ABOVE TO BE
STANDARD. IT DOES NOT PREJUDICE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE
RWANDAN MANDATE BEING FINANCED FROM THE CONTINGENCY
FUND. WE EXPECT THE CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WILL HAVE
TO OUTLAY FUNDS PROGRAMMED FOR OTHER MANDATES WITH THE
STRONG EXPECTATION THAT THE RWANDAN MANDATE WILL BE
FULLY FUNDED BY THE CONTINGENCY FUND OR THROUGH THE
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6. HERE IS TEXT OF U.S. STATEMENT TO ECOSOC, DELIVERED
BY ECOSOC MINISTER-COUNSELLOR JOHN BLANEY:
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
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SINCE APRIL 6, OVER 200,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HUNTED DOWN
AND KILLED IN POLITICALLY-MOTIVATED ETHNIC VIOLENCE AND
POSSIBLE ACTS OF GENOCIDE. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS MORE
HAVE BEEN FORCED TO FLEE TO NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES.
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST WORK TO BRING SOLACE TO
THE SUFFERING POPULATION OF RWANDA. TO THIS END, MY
DELEGATION FULLY SUPPORTS THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE
UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION IN SPECIAL SESSION.
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY HAS SEVERAL IMMEDIATE
TASKS: TO STOP THE KILLING, ACHIEVE A CEASE-FIRE,
PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN RELIEF, FACILITATE MEANINGFUL
NEGOTIATIONS AND ASSIST IN INVESTIGATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
ATROCITIES. BUT THE WORLD COMMUNITY MUST ALSO CONSIDER
STEPS THAT WILL PERMIT LONG-TERM RECONCILIATION, AND
REPAIR THE DAMAGE THAT THIS CARNAGE HAS DONE TO THE
MORAL AND LEGAL FABRIC OF OUR WORLD.
THIS IS WHY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT STRONGLY
SUPPORTED HIGH COMMISSIONER AYALA LASSO'S RECOMMENDATION
AND THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA'S CALL FOR THE UNHRC
SPECIAL SESSION ON RWANDA, AND WHY WE LOOK FORWARD TO
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AMEMBASSY YAOUNDE
AMEMBASSY KAMPALA
AMEMBASSY ACCRA
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RESOLUTION ON RWANDA
WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU TO DO WHAT WE MUST AT THIS
CRUCIAL MOMENT. WE COMMEND THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR
HIS COURAGEOUS VISIT TO RWANDA LAST MONTH.
WE WELCOME THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE SECURITY
COUNCIL, THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS, THE UN
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES, GENERAL DALLAIRE AND HIS
STAFF AND FORCES, THE UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN
RIGHTS AND SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE BOOH-BOOH TOWARD
ADDRESSING THIS MULTIFACETED DISASTER. WE MUST ALSO
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COMMEND THE EFFORTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF
THE RED CROSS IN PROTECTING CIVILIANS AND DISPLACED
PERSONS INSIDE RWANDA.
THE U.S. WILL CONTINUE TO DO OUR PART. WE STRONGLY
SUPPORT THE UN RESOLUTION PLACING AN ARMS EMBARGO ON
RWANDA AS WELL AS AUTHORIZING EXPANSION OF UNAMIR TO
FACILITATE BRINGING HUMANITARIAN AID AND PROTECTION TO
THREATENED CIVILIAN POPULATIONS. SINCE THE TRAGIC CRASH
THAT TOOK THE LIVES OF PRESIDENTS HABYARIMANA AND
NTARYAMIRA, THE UNITED STATES HAS PROVIDED OVER 50
MILLION DOLLARS IN HUMANITARIAN RELIEF TO THE SUBREGION,
ALONG WITH REPEATED U.S. AIRLIFTS OF AID SUPPLIES. WE
CALL ON ALL GOVERNMENTS TO CONSIDER WHAT THEY CAN DO IN
SUPPORT OF HUMANITARIAN RELIEF OPERATIONS.
IN ADDITION TO POLITICAL AND HUMANITARIAN ACTION, HUMAN
RIGHTS CONCERNS AND PROGRAMS MUST BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF
ANY AND EVERY UN ACTION TAKEN ON RWANDA, BECAUSE ONLY BY
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A RESOLUTE FOCUS ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS DIMENSION OF THIS
HORROR, OF THE INALIENABLE RIGHTS AND DIGNITY OF EVERY
RWANDAN MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD, WILL THE PARTIES, AND THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY BE ABLE TO FORGE A WORKABLE END
TO THE FIGHTING THAT WILL CARRY OVER INTO THE FUTURE.
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AYALA LASSO'S ROLE AS
COORDINATOR OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE UN
SYSTEM IS OF COURSE VITAL IN THIS REGARD.
SPECIFICALLY, WE ARE PLEASED THAT A HIGHLY SKILLED
SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR HAS BEEN NAMED AND IS READY TO
UNDERTAKE HIS MANDATE. WE ALSO CALL FOR THE IMMEDIATE
DISPATCH OF A TEAM OF HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORS OPERATING
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE UN. NOT ONLY WILL THE
MONITORS GATHER INFORMATION ON THE GROUND; THEIR VERY
PRESENCE WILL FACILITATE THE NEGOTIATIONS, INASMUCH AS
PARTIES WILL MORE WILLINGLY LAY DOWN THEIR ARMS TO THE
EXTENT THAT THEY ARE UNDER INTERNATIONAL SCRUTINY.
GATHERING INFORMATION IS ONLY THE FIRST STEP. OUR GOAL
MUST BE INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR
GROSS VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS, IN RWANDA AND
ELSEWHERE, NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AS WE SIT HERE TODAY, OVER A
QUARTER OF A MILLION REFUGEES FROM RWANDA ARE HUDDLED IN
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TANZANIA ALONE. CORPSES STILL FLOAT DAILY DOWN THE
KAGERA RIVER. WE MUST SEIZE THIS MOMENT TO REAFFIRM OUR
COMMITMENT TO THE UNIVERSALITY OF HUMAN RIGHTS, TO THE
RENUNCIATION OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND ETHNIC HATRED.
WE MUST FIX RESPONSIBILITY ON THOSE WHO HAVE DIRECTED
THESE ACTS OF VIOLENCE. IN SO DOING WE CAN TRANSFORM
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REVENGE INTO JUSTICE, AFFIRM THE RULE OF LAW, AND BRING
THIS HORRIBLE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE TO A MERCIFUL CLOSE.
IN CLOSING, MR. CHAIRMAN, THE UNITED STATES REGRETS THAT
NEARLY TWO WEEKS HAS BEEN LOST IN IMPLEMENTING THIS
VITAL MANDATE OF THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS. WE
RECOMMEND THAT WAYS BE FOUND TO MAKE THE PROCESS MORE
EXPEDITIOUS, PARTICULARLY IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
MINIMIZE CONSIDERED
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
ALBRIGHT
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