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Viewing cable 03USUNNEWYORK766, UN/IRAQ: SYG MAKES STATEMENT TO COUNCIL ON IRAQ,

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03USUNNEWYORK766 2003-03-19 21:48 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED USUN New York
O 192148Z MAR 03
FM USMISSION USUN NEW YORK
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4503
INFO IRAQ COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
UN SECURITY COUNCIL COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
CIA WASHDC IMMEDIATE
DIA WASHDC IMMEDIATE
JOINT STAFF WASHDC//J5/DDPMAW// IMMEDIATE
JOINT STAFF WASHDC//J5/UNMA// IMMEDIATE
NSC WASHDC IMMEDIATE
OSD WASHDC IMMEDIATE
SECDEF WASHDC IMMEDIATE
WHITEHOUSE WASHDC IMMEDIATE
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 USUN NEW YORK 000766 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PARM UNSC IZ
SUBJECT: UN/IRAQ: SYG MAKES STATEMENT TO COUNCIL ON IRAQ, 
MARCH 19 (FULL TEXT) 
 
1. (U) IN REMARKS TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL MARCH 19, SYG ANNAN 
EXPRESSED REGRET THAT THE COUNCIL DID NOT REACH A COMMON 
POSITION ON IRAQ, CALLING IT A "SAD DAY" FOR THE 
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.  ANNAN STATED THAT "THE 
RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROTECTING CIVILIANS IN CONFLICT FALLS ON 
THE BELLIGERENTS; IN ANY AREA UNDER MILITARY OCCUPATION, 
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WELFARE OF THE POPULATION FALLS ON THE 
OCCUPYING POWER."  THE UN WOULD PROVIDE WHATEVER ASSISTANCE 
IT COULD TO THE IRAQI PEOPLE "WITHOUT IN ANY WAY ASSUMING OR 
DIMINISHING THAT ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY."  THE FULL TEXT OF 
THE ANNAN'S SPEECH IN INCLUDED AT PARA 2. 
 
2. (U) BEGIN TEXT. 
 
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. 
 
EXCELLENCIES, 
 
NEEDLESS TO SAY, I FULLY SHARE THE REGRETS EXPRESSED BY MANY 
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AT THE FACT THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN 
POSSIBLE TO REACH A COMMON POSITION.  WHATEVER OUR DIFFERING 
VIEWS ON THIS COMPLEX ISSUE, WE MUST ALL FEEL THAT THIS IS A 
SAD DAY FOR THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE INTERNATIONAL 
COMMUNITY. 
 
I KNOW THAT MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD SHARE THIS 
SENSE OF DISAPPOINTMENT, AND ARE DEEPLY ALARMED BY THE 
PROSPECT OF IMMINENT WAR. 
 
LET ME HERE PAY TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED NATIONS STAFF BOTH 
INTERNATIONAL AND IRAQI WHO HAVE WORKED SO HARD IN IRAQ UP TO 
THE LAST POSSIBLE MOMENT.  THAT INCLUDES THE INSPECTORS, 
WHOSE WORK HAS NOW SADLY BEEN SUSPENDED.  I WOULD LIKE TO PAY 
SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO DR. (HANS) BLIX, DR. (MOHAMED) EL BARADEI 
AND (RAMIRO) LOPES DA SILVA, THE HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR, 
UNDER WHOSE LEADERSHIP THE STAFF WORKED IN IRAQ. 
 
MR. PRESIDENT, IT IS THE PLIGHT OF THE IRAQI PEOPLE WHICH IS 
NOW MY MOST IMMEDIATE CONCERN, AND I HAVE BEEN GLAD TO HEAR 
THAT SENTIMENT SHARED BY ALL THE SPEAKERS IN THIS DEBATE. 
 
IN THE PAST TWENTY YEARS, IRAQIS HAVE BEEN THROUGH TWO MAJOR 
WARS, INTERNAL UPRISINGS AND CONFLICT, AND MORE THAN A DECADE 
OF DEBILITATING SANCTIONS. 
 
THE COUNTRY'S VITAL INFRASTRUCTURE HAS BEEN DEVASTATED, SO 
THAT IT NO LONGER MEETS THE MOST BASIC NEEDS FOR CLEAN WATER, 
HEALTH OR EDUCATION. 
 
ALREADY, IRAQ'S MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS THE ELDERLY, WOMEN 
AND CHILDREN, AND THE DISABLED ARE DENIED BASIC HEALTH CARE 
FOR LACK OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT. 
 
ALREADY, NEARLY ONE MILLION IRAQI CHILDREN SUFFER FROM 
CHRONIC MALNUTRITION. 
 
ALREADY, IRAQIS ARE HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON THE FOOD RATION 
WHICH IS HANDED OUT EACH MONTH TO EVERY FAMILY IN THE 
COUNTRY.  FOR MORE THAN SIXTY PER CENT OF THE POPULATION, 
THIS RATION IS THEIR MAIN SOURCE OF INCOME. YET MANY FAMILIES 
HAVE TO SELL PART OF IT TO BUY CLOTHES OR OTHER ESSENTIALS 
FOR THEIR CHILDREN. 
 
ALL THAT IS TRUE AS WE SPEAK.  AND IN THE SHORT TERM, THE 
CONFLICT THAT IS NOW CLEARLY ABOUT TO START CAN ONLY MAKE 
THINGS WORSE, PERHAPS MUCH WORSE. 
 
MR. PRESIDENT, 
 
I AM SURE ALL MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL WILL AGREE THAT WE MUST 
DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MITIGATE THIS IMMINENT DISASTER, 
WHICH COULD EASILY LEAD TO EPIDEMICS AND STARVATION. 
 
UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW, THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROTECTING 
CIVILIANS IN CONFLICT FALLS ON THE BELLIGERENTS; IN ANY AREA 
UNDER MILITARY OCCUPATION, RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WELFARE OF 
THE POPULATION FALLS ON THE OCCUPYING POWER. 
 
WITHOUT IN ANY WAY ASSUMING OR DIMINISHING THAT ULTIMATE 
RESPONSIBILITY, WE IN THE UNITED NATIONS WILL DO WHATEVER WE 
CAN TO HELP. 
 
AS YOU KNOW, THE HUMANITARIAN AGENCIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS 
HAVE FOR SOME TIME BEEN ENGAGED IN PREPARING FOR THIS 
CONTINGENCY, EVEN WHILE WE HOPED IT COULD STILL BE AVERTED. 
 
WE HAVE DONE OUR BEST TO ASSESS THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF WAR, 
IN TERMS OF POPULATION DISPLACEMENT AND HUMAN NEED, AND TO 
POSITION OUR PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT ACCORDINGLY.  FOR THESE 
PREPARATIONS WE REQUESTED 123.5 MILLION DOLLARS FROM DONORS A 
MONTH AGO, BUT ONLY 45 MILLION HAVE BEEN PLEDGED, AND 34 
MILLION DOLLARS RECEIVED, TO DATE.  I'M AFRAID WE SHALL VERY 
SOON BE COMING BACK WITH AN APPEAL FOR MUCH LARGER SUMS, TO 
FINANCE ACTUAL RELIEF OPERATIONS AND I EARNESTLY HOPE THAT 
MEMBER STATES WILL RESPOND WITH GENEROSITY AND SPEED. 
 
WE HAVE ALSO EXAMINED THE SITUATION CAUSED BY THE SUSPENSION 
OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE OIL-FOR-FOOD PROGRAMME IN IRAQ, AND 
WAYS THAT THE PROGRAMME COULD BE ADJUSTED TEMPORARILY, TO 
ENABLE US TO CONTINUE PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO 
THE PEOPLE OF IRAQ DURING AND AFTER HOSTILITIES. 
 
SUCH ADJUSTMENTS WOULD REQUIRE DECISIONS BY THIS COUNCIL.  I 
WILL THEREFORE SUBMIT MY SPECIFIC PROPOSALS FOR THE COUNCIL'S 
CONSIDERATION - AS SUGGESTED IN YOUR NOTE, MR. PRESIDENT. 
 
IN CONCLUSION, MR. PRESIDENT, LET ME EXPRESS THE HOPE THAT 
THE EFFORT TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERINGS OF THE IRAQI PEOPLE, AND 
TO REHABILITATE THEIR SOCIETY AFTER SO MUCH DESTRUCTION, MAY 
YET PROVE TO BE THE TASK AROUND WHICH THE UNITY OF THIS 
COUNCIL CAN BE REBUILT. 
 
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
 
 
NEGROPONTE