UN Security Council Presidential Statements

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31 October 2002 S/PRST/2002/32 This was a presidential statement on women, peace and security.
31 October 2002 S/PRST/2002/30 This was a statement on small arms. It expressed grave concern at the harmful impact of small arms on civilians in situations of armed conflict, took note with appreciation of the Secretary-General's report of September 2002, which outlined twelve recommendations for further action, and encouraged all UN member states to continue efforts towards fully implementing at the national, regional and international levels the recommendations contained in the PoA.
31 October 2002 S/PRST/2002/31 This statement was on strengthening cooperation between the UN and the Central African region and recognised the role that regional organisations can play in preventing the illicit traffic of small arms, underscoring the importance of regional agreements to prevent the flow of arms into conflict areas.
24 October 2002 S/PRST/2002/29 This presidential statement called for participation in elections, particularly from minority communities.
11 September 2002 S/PRST/2002/25 This presidential statement was adopted in remembrance of the events of 11 September 2001, the Council reaffirmed its resolve to tackle terrorism.
24 July 2002 S/PRST/2002/23 This presidential statement was on the admission of Swiss.
23 July 2002 S/PRST/2002/22 The Security Council adopted this presidential statement as a response to the 16 July closed-door briefing by High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson on the massacres that took place in mid-May in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
23 July 2002 S/PRST/2002/21 This statement endorsed the ICTY’s completion strategy.
18 July 2002 S/PRST/2002/20 This presidential statement supported a joint statement by the Quartet.
24 May 2002 S/PRST/2002/17 The Council strongly condemned the killings, in particular of civilians, that recently took place in Kisagnani.
24 May 2002 S/PRST/2002/16 This presidential statement called on Kosovo's elected leaders to focus their attention on the urgent matters for which they were responsible.
7 May 2002 S/PRST/2002/12 This statement was on children and armed conflict.
24 April 2002 S/PRST/2002/11 This presidential statement welcomed progress towards Provisional Institutions of Self-Government, and reaffirmed importance of rule of law.
10 April 2002 S/PRST/2002/9 This presidential statement supported a joint Quartet statement.
28 March 2002 S/PRST/2002/8 This presidential statement urged along the peace process and underlined the urgency to develop monitoring mechanisms that allowed legitimate financial transactions while preventing the flow of funds to terrorist groups.