Conflict resolution and peacebuilding

It has a limited, but focused, role in conflict settlement.

It is evident that conflict resolution always requires a complex approach.

Creation of international mechanisms in order to guide the solution of conflicts related to cybernetic aggressions

Women are victims, but they are also active participants in settlement and reconstruction processes.

We advocate the peaceful resolution of conflicts through dialogue and welcome the progress made in the resolution of conflicts in Africa.

They therefore need to build upon their capacity to take action in the area of conflict resolution.

Our position on the settlement of conflicts on the territory of the former Soviet Union is similar.

In September a course was initiated on the resolution of conflicts over the management of natural resources.

Conflicts are most commonly solved without resort to violence actually, most of the time the use of violence exacerbates them.

One of the guarantees of security and stability in our region is the peaceful settlement of regional conflicts.

Private actors can contribute, as in Mozambique, in the settlement of conflicts.

We believe that the best way to secure the peaceful settlement of conflicts is to persevere with dialogue.

Establish procedures to inform the public on the dangerous links between money laundering, arms proliferation, drug trafficking, and terrorism.

The settlement of conflicts should go hand in hand with the international protection of their victims.

It is essential to strengthen the mechanisms for dispute settlement and the resolution of conflicts provided for in the Charter of the United Nations.

We greatly appreciate United Nations peace keeping efforts aimed at settling regional conflicts.

Subregional and regional peace efforts have played a large part in winding down conflicts.

All of these institutions have successfully mediated political conflict during a time of great adversity in advanced countries.

In settling conflicts, we want to use the United Nations, but a United Nations that is abused is of no use.

They also reflect the increasing importance of peaceful negotiations to settle conflicts and to solve economic, social and human problems.

My country has always respected our Organization apos s principles, and therefore has always advocated dialogue and concertation in the settlement of conflicts.

The President I now give the floor to the Chair of the Columbia University Seminar on Conflict Resolution and faculty coordinator of the Columbia University Conflict Resolution Network, Mr. Andrea Bartoli.

When conflict resolution efforts are on the line, a single minded quest for retribution often is the wrong option.

We note the fruitful results of the African Union's intermediary efforts in settling conflicts on the continent.

I pay tribute to his commitment to peace and stability in Togo, and especially to his very active role in conflict resolution in West Africa.

This will be critical for the success of the peace process and for the prospects of resolving ongoing and threatened conflicts.

United Nations peace keeping efforts are achieving significant success in settling many of the conflicts of our time.

Before its use became widespread, conflicts and disputes were invariably resolved through armed confrontation.

That judgement will be based on the Security Council's efficiency in resolving conflicts in the field and its capacity to improve the security of our peoples.

Experience shows that the involvement of women in conflict resolution and peace negotiations speeds up the peace process and contributes to sustainable solutions.

China applauds the mediation and good offices of the African Union and other regional organizations aimed at conflict settlement in Africa.

I am convinced that the settlement of disputes or conflicts through the legal system continues to be the surest method of ensuring international peace and security.

Sadly, the initiative has yet to be seized upon to resolve regional conflicts and to achieve a final and peaceful settlement in the Middle East.

The Security Council remained virtually moribund throughout the period of the cold war conflicts and disputes were mostly settled outside the ambit of the Council.

Today the international community is divided between the hope of settling age old conflicts, concern over the persistence of contemporary conflicts, and preoccupation over the emergence in some places of civil wars born of ethnic or religious tensions.

We believe that terrorism is a threat to civilized processes and to the imperatives of resolving conflicts and establishing peaceful coexistence in the world in order to ensure the development and prosperity of our peoples.

Encouraged by Security Council resolution 1325 (2000), the role of women's organizations in conflict resolution in the Great Lakes region has been effective and encouraging.

The idea is simple to establish a genuine and practical division of responsibilities between the CSCE and the United Nations in the settlement of conflicts within the CSCE area.

A democratic society will always be inclined to put intelligence and wisdom in play to solve its problems or settle conflicts, instead of resorting to force.

The first academic contribution to conflict prevention is therefore to offer, sharpen and sustain the language that allows all of us, as the human family, to understand the conflicts in which we live, the ones that are coming and the ones we fail to recognize.

Pragmatic and effective work in the field is necessary in order to prevent conflicts from arising or at least from turning into armed ones and to contribute to the resolution of ongoing conflicts.

Regarding frozen conflicts and their effective handling, let me say first that, in general terms, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is at its strongest in conflict prevention, but it also has a role in conflict settlement.

First, I would ask if he would elaborate on the objectives of the OSCE chairmanship regarding further steps in the settlement of frozen conflicts.

The Security Council underlined the potential contributions of a vibrant and diverse civil society in conflict prevention, as well as in the peaceful settlement of disputes.