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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
REVIEW AUTHORITY: JOHN L MILLS
DATE/CASE ID: 31 MAR 2008 200103014
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2- THE SECURITY COUNCIL AS A WHOLE WILL BEGIN
DELIBERATIONS ON A DRAFT RESOLUTION ON RWANDA, IN
RESPONSE TO THE SYG'S 31 MAY REPORT. USUN HAS RECEIVED
COMMENTS FROM PERM FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND NEW ZEALAND
ON THE DRAFT RESOLUTION FAXED FROM THE DEPARTMENT 6/6.
COMMENTS ARE KEYED TO PARAGRAPH NUMBERS IN DRAFT
RESOLUTION CONTAINED IN PARA 5 BELOW. UK AND NEW
ZEALAND WISH TO DELETE OP PARA 7 ON SELF-DEFENSE. THEY
ARGUE THAT BY MENTIONING THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT IN THE
CASE OF RWANDA, THE COUNCIL IMPLIES THAT DIFFERENT OR
DEFICIENT RULES OF ENGAGEMENT APPLY IN ALL OTHER PKO'S.
THEY PARTICULARLY OBJECT TO THE MORE DETAILED LANGUAGE
IN THIS PARAGRAPH, AS OPPOSED TO OP PARA 4 OF RESOLUTION
918. USUN EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT CONCEPT
FOR US. UK AND NZ ALSO WISH TO DELETE THE PARAGRAPH
NOTING THAT UNAMIR WILL NOT ACT AS A BUFFER FORCE.
BARRING THIS, THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT MOVED TO THE
PREAMBLE. WE BELIEVE IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO MOVE
THIS PARAGRAPH.
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3. SEVERAL DELEGATIONS HAVE QUESTIONED THE WISDOM OF
INCLUDING OP PARA 16 AND WOULD LIKE IT TO BE DELETED.
ALL ARE AGREED THAT THE OPERATIVE VERB "DECIDES" IS
INAPPROPRIATE. IN LIGHT OF USUN'S EXPLANATION THAT
WASHINGTON STRONGLY WANTS TO SEE THIS IDEA REFLECTED IN
THE DRAFT, THE UK WILL TRY TO FIND MORE PALATABLE
WORDING FOR THIS PARAGRAPH. NEW ZEALAND SEES NO REASON
WHY THE MANDATE EXTENSION SHOULD BE DEPENDENT UPON
RECEIVING A REPORT FROM THE SYG. IF THE SC REQUESTS A
REPORT, IT WILL CERTAINLY GET ONE, AND MAKING THE
EXTENSION CONDITIONAL SENDS A SIGNAL THAT THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY'S COMMITMENT IS QUESTIONABLE.
NEW ZEALAND ALSO WANTS TO HAVE ONE PARAGRAPH DEALING
WITH THE ENTIRE MANDATE, RATHER THAN ONE PARA ON THE
MILITARY COMPONENT AND ANOTHER PARA ON THE POLITICAL
COMPONENT. THEY POINT OUT THAT SUCH A SEPARATION HAS
NEVER APPEARED IN AN SC RESOLUTION BEFORE.
4. CHINA WISHES TO DELETE PAPAS 13 AND 14 DEALING WITH
THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION. FRANCE SUGGESTED TO CHINA
THAT WE FIND AN ALTERNATIVE FORMULATION, RATHER THAN
DELETE THE ENTIRE REFERENCE. THE RPF WOULD LIKE TO SEE
A SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO GENOCIDE, WOULD LIKE THE COUNCIL
TO CREATE A JUDICIAL BODY TO TRY THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR
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THE KILLINGS, WOULD LIKE THE COUNCIL TO AUTHORIZE THE
JAMMING OR DESTRUCTION OF RADIO MILLES COLLINES, WOULD
LIKE TO OMIT REFERENCE TO THE SRSG, AND WOULD LIKE THE
COUNCIL TO TAKE ACTION TO SUSPEND THE REPRESENTATIVE OF
RWANDA FROM THE COUNCIL5. BEGIN TEXT OF DRAFT RESOLUTION:
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THE SECURITY COUNCIL,
-REAFFIRMING ALL ITS PREVIOUS RESOLUTIONS ON THE
SITUATION IN RWANDA, IN PARTICULAR ITS RESOLUTION 918
(1994) OF 17 MAY 1994 WHICH EXPANDED THE MANDATE OF THE
UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE MISSION FOR RWANDA (UNAMIR)
AND AUTHORIZED AN EXPANSION IN UNAMIR.S FORCE LEVEL,
-RECALLING THE STATEMENT MADE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE
COUNCIL ON 3 MAY 1994 (S/PRST/1994/22) WHICH DEALT WITH
IMPROVING THE CAPACITY OF THE UNITED NATIONS FOR
PEACE-KEEPING, AND BEARING IN MIND THE FACTORS
ENUMERATED THEREIN,
-HAVING CONSIDERED THE REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL
DATED 31 MAY 1994 (5/1994/640),
-NOTING WITH CONCERN THAT, TO DATE, THE PARTIES HAVE NOT
CEASED HOSTI
LITIES, AGREED TO A CEASE-FIRE, OR BROUGHT
AN END TO THE VIOLENCE AND CARNAGE ENGULFING RWANDA,
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-REITERATING ITS CONDEMNATION OF THE SYSTEMATIC KILLING
OF THOUSANDS OF CIVILIANS IN RWANDA,
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-EXPRESSING ITS OUTRAGE THAT THE PERPETRATORS OF THESE
KILLINGS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OPERATE AND CONTINUE
OPERATING WITHIN RWANDA WITH IMPUNITY,
-UNDERSCORING THAT THE INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT OF SOME 1.5
MILLION RWANDANS FACING STARVATION AND DISEASE AND THE
MASSIVE EXODUS OF REFUGEES TO NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES
CONSTITUTE A HUMANITARIAN CRISIS OF ENORMOUS PROPORTIONS,
-RECALLING IN THIS CONTEXT THAT THE KILLING OF MEMBERS
OF AN ETHNIC GROUP WITH THE INTENTION OF DESTROYING SUCH
A GROUP, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, CONSTITUTES A CRIME
PUNISHABLE UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW,
-STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ARUSHA PEACE AGREEMENT
TO THE PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF THE CONFLICT IN RWANDA AND
THE NECESSITY FOR ALL PARTIES TO RECOMMIT THEMSELVES TO
ITS FULL IMPLEMENTATION,
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-COMMENDING THE EFFORTS OF NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES FOR THE
HOSPITALITY THEY HAVE SHOWN TO REFUGEES FLEEING RWANDA,
-COMMENDING ALSO THOSE COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE MADE
EMERGENCY AID AVAILABLE TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE SUFFERING
OF THE RWANDAN PEOPLE AND THOSE COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE
CONTRIBUTED TROOPS AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TO UNAMIR, AND
REITERATING THE URGENT NEED FOR COORDINATED
INTERNATIONAL ACTION TO CONTINUE SUCH EFFORTS AND TO
HELP RESTORE PEACE IN RWANDA,
-WELCOMING THE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED NATIONS
AND THE ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY (OAU) AS WELL AS
WITH COUNTRIES OF THE REGION, ESPECIALLY THE FACILITATOR
OF THE ARUSHA PEACE PROCESS,
-WELCOMING THE VISIT OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH
COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TO RWANDA AND TO THE
REGION;
-WELCOMING ALSO RESOLUTION S-3/1 OF MAY 25 ADOPTED BY
THE UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITTING IN
SPECIAL SESSION, WHICH REQUESTED THE APPOINTMENT OF A
SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR TO INVESTIGATE THE HUMAN RIGHTS
SITUATION IN RWANDA AND CALLED FOR THE SPECIAL
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RAPPORTEUR, ASSISTED BY A TEAM OF HUMAN RIGHTS FIELD
OFFICERS, TO ACT IN CLOSE COOPERATION WITH UNAMIR AND
OTHER UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES AND PROGRAMMES OPERATING
IN RWANDA;
-REAFFIRMING ITS COMMITMENT TO THE UNITY AND TERRITORIAL
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INTEGRITY OF RWANDA,
-STRESSING THAT THE PEOPLE OF RWANDA BEAR THE PRIMARY
RESPONSIBILITY FOR NATIONAL RECONCILIATION AND
RECONSTRUCTION OF THEIR COUNTRY,
-NOTING THAT THERE IS NO INTENTION TO HAVE UNAMIR ASSUME
THE ROLE OF A BUFFER FORCE BETWEEN THE TWO PARTIES, OR
TO TAKE MILITARY ACTION TO COMPEL THE TWO PARTIES TO END
THEIR FIGHTING;
-1. ENDORSES THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S PROPOSAL,
CONTAINED IN PARAGRAPHS 19-26 OF HIS REPORT OF 31 MAY
1994 (S/1994/640), TO DEPLOY THE FIRST AND SECOND PHASES
OF UNAMIR IN CLOSE SYNCHRONIZATION;
-2. DECIDES TO EXTEND THE MANDATE OF UNAMIR UNTIL 6
DECEMBER 1994, WITH THE PROVISO THAT THE
SECRETARY-GENERAL WILL SUBMIT A REPORT BY 8 AUGUST FOR
SECURITY COUNCIL REVIEW OF THE PROGRESS OF UNAMIR.S
MILITARY MISSION, PROGRESS TOWARD A CEASE-FIRE AND
POLITICAL RECONCILIATION, THE CONTINUING THREAT TO THE
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-3. REQUESTS THE SECRETARY-GENERAL TO REPORT ALSO ON
VARIOUS DEVELOPMENTS AS DETAILED IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF THIS
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RESOLUTION IN GOOD TIME BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF
UNAMIR'S CURRENT MANDATE;
-4. DECIDES THAT, IN LIGHT OF PARAGRAPH 3 OF RESOLUTION
918 (1994
AND PARAGRAPH 18 OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S
REPORT OF 31 MAY 1994, AND WITHIN THE LIMITS OF
AVAILABLE RESOURCES, THE MANDATE OF THE MILITARY
COMPONENT OF UNAMIR WILL BE:
-(A) TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SECURITY AND PROTECTION OF
DISPLACED PERSONS, REFUGEES AND CIVILIANS AT RISK IN
RWANDA, INCLUDING THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT AND
MAINTENANCE, WHERE FEASIBLE, OF SECURE HUMANITARIAN
AREAS; AND
- (B) TO PROVIDE SECURITY AND SUPPORT FOR THE
DISTRIBUTION OF RELIEF SUPPLIES AND HUMANITARIAN RELIEF
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-5. REAFFIRMS THE CONTINUING MANDATE OF THE POLITICAL
COMPONENT OF UNAMIR TO ACT AS AN INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN
THE PARTIES IN AN ATTEMPT TO SECURE THEIR AGREEMENT TO A
CEASE-FIRE,
-6. WELCOMES THE ASSURANCES OF BOTH PARTIES TO
COOPERATE WITH UNAMIR IN CARRYING OUT ITS MANDATE,
RECOGNIZES THAT THOSE ASSURANCES ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE
MANDATE.S IMPLEMENTATION, AND DEMANDS THAT BOTH PARTIES
ADHERE TO THOSE ASSURANCES,
-7. REAFFIRMS THAT, CONSISTENT WITH PARAGRAPH 4 OF
RESOLUTION 918 (1994), UNAMIR MAY BE REQUIRED TO TAKE
ACTION IN SELF-DEFENCE INCLUDING RESISTING ATTEMPTS BY
FORCEFUL MEANS TO PREVENT IT FROM DISCHARGING DUTIES
SUCH AS CONTRIBUTING TO THE SECURITY OF DISPLACED
PERSONS, REFUGEES AND CIVILIANS AT RISK IN RWANDA,
UNITED NATIONS AND OTHER HUMANITARIAN PERSONNEL AND
HELPING PROTECT THE MEANS OF DELIVERY AND DISTRIBUTION
OF HUMANITARIAN RELIEF, AND THUS BE ADEQUATELY EQUIPPED
AND PROVIDED THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT TO DO SO;
-8. AFFIRMS THE COUNCIL'S EXPECTATION THAT, FOLLOWING
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THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS MILITARY COMPONENT,
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY WILL MAINTAIN ITS COMMITMENT
TO ASSIST THE RWANDAN PEOPLE THROUGH THE WORK OF THE
UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
AND OTHER ENTITIES, AND NOTES FURTHER THAT UNAMIR'S
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EXPANDED MILITARY COMPONENT WILL REMAIN IN RWANDA ONLY
AS LONG AS IT IS NEEDED TO PROVIDE BASIC SECURITY TO
POPULATIONS AT RISK AND SECURITY FOR THE DELIVERY OF
HUMANITARIAN RELIEF TO THEM IN RWANDA;
-9. DEMANDS THAT ALL PARTIES TO THE CONFLICT CEASE
HOSTILITIES, AGREE TO A CEASE-FIRE AND IMMEDIATELY TAKE
STEPS TO BRING AN END TO SYSTEMATIC KILLINGS IN AREAS
UNDER THEIR CONTROL;
-10. DEMANDS FURTHER THAT ALL PARTIES CEASE FORTHWITH
ANY INCITEMENT, ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE MASS MEDIA, TO
VIOLENCE OR ETHNIC HATRED;
-11. REAFFIRMS THE OBLIGATION OF ALL STATES TO
IMPLEMENT FULLY THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH 13 OF
RESOLUTION 918 (1994) ON THE SALE TO RWANDA OF ARMS
RELATED MATERIEL;
-12. URGES MEMBER STATES TO RESPOND PROMPTLY TO THE
SECRETARY-GENERAL'S REQUEST FOR RESOURCES, INCLUDING
LOGISTICAL SUPPORT CAPABILITY FOR RAPID DEPLOYMENT OF
ADDITIONAL UNAMIR FORCES;
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-13. REQUESTS UNAMIR TO FACILITATE, WHERE POSSIBLE, THE
ACTIVITIES OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR AND THE TEAM OF
HUMAN RIGHTS FIELD OFFICERS REQUESTED BY THE UNITED
NATIONS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE SPECIAL
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RAPPORTEUR OF THE COMMISSION IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THEIR
MANDATES AND TO ENLIST THE COOPERATION OF THE PARTIES TO
THE CONFLICT WITH THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR AND HUMAN
RIGHTS FIELD OFFICERS,
-14- REQUESTS ALSO THAT UNAMIR DESIGNATE AN OFFICER TO
SERVE AS LIAISON WITH THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN
RIGHTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENSURING COORDINATION BETWEEN
UNAMIR AND THE HIGH COMMISSIONER AND THE SPECIAL
RAPPORTEUR FOR RWANDA ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSION ON
HUMAN RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE SHARING OF INFORMATION FROM
GOVERNMENTS, INDIVIDUALS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND UNAMIR ITSELF, ON
POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND BREACHES OF
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW,
-15. DEMANDS THAT ALL PARTIES IN RWANDA STRICTLY
RESPECT THE PERSONS AND PREMISES OF THE UNITED NATIONS
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AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SERVING IN RWANDA, AND REFRAIN
FROM ANY ACTS OF INTIMIDATION OR VIOLENCE AGAINST
PERSONNEL ENGAGED IN HUMANITARIAN AND PEACE-KEEPING WORK;
-16. DECIDES THAT UNAMIR AND OTHER UNITED NATIONS
PERSONNEL SHALL UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES BE DETAINED WHILE
PERFORMING THEIR MANDATE IN RWANDA,AND DECIDES FURTHER
THAT IF SUCH PERSONS SHOULD BE DETAINED, THEY SHALL BE
RELEASED IMMEDIATELY, AND THAT WHILE IN THE CUSTODY OF
ANY PARTY TO THE CONFLICT SUCH PERSONS SHALL BE PROVIDED
ALL PROTECTIONS EQUIVALENT TO THOSE CONTAINED IN THE
GENEVA CONVENTION RELATED TO THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS
OF WAR, PENDING THEIR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AND REPATRIATION
TO UNITED NATIONS AUTHORITIES;
-17. COMMENDS THE EFFORTS OF STATES, UNITED NATIONS
AGENCIES, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND
NON-GOVERNMENTAL OR
GANIZATIONS WHICH HAVE PROVIDED
HUMANITARIAN AND OTHER ASSISTANCE, ENCOURAGES THEM TO
CONTINUE AND INCREASE SUCH ASSISTANCE, AND URGES OTHERS
TO PROVIDE SUCH ASSISTANCE;
-18. COMMENDS THE TIRELESS EFFORTS OF THE UNAMIR FORCE
COMMANDER TO PREVENT MORE INNOCENT LIVES FROM BEING
LOST, AND TO BRING ABOUT A CEASE-FIRE BETWEEN THE
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-19. INVITES THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND HIS SPECIAL
REPRESENTATIVE, IN COORDINATION WITH THE OAU AND
COUNTRIES IN THE REGION, TO CONTINUE THEIR EFFORTS TO
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ACHIEVE A POLITICAL SETTLEMENT IN RWANDA WITHIN THE
FRAMEWORK OF THE ARUSHA PEACE AGREEMENT AND DEMANDS THAT
THE PARTIES UNDERTAKE SERIOUS EFFORTS TO BRING ABOUT
POLITICAL RECONCILIATION,
-20. DECIDES TO REMAIN ACTIVELY SEIZED OF THE MATTER.
MINIMIZE CONSIDERED.
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