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Security Council meeting 6098

Date23 March 2009
Started13:15
Ended13:20
S-PV-6098 2009-03-23 13:15 23 March 2009 [[23 March]] [[2009]] /

The situation in Afghanistan Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security (S/2009/135)

The meeting was called to order at 1.15 p.m.

Adoption of the agenda

The agenda was adopted.

The situation in Afghanistan

Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security (S/2009/135)
The President

I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Afghanistan, in which he requests to be invited to participate in the consideration of the item on the Council’s agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the consideration of the item without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure.

There being no objection, it is so decided.

At the invitation of the President, Mr. Tanin (Afghanistan) took a seat at the Council table.
The President

The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations.

Members of the Council have before them document S/2009/152, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by Japan.

Members of the Council also have before them document S/2009/135, containing the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security.

It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now.

There being no objection, it is so decided.

favour against
abstain absent

favour=15 against=0 abstain=0 absent=0

Austria, Burkina Faso, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, France, Japan, Libya, Mexico, Russia, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

The President

There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1868 (2009).

Mr. Urbina (Costa Rica)

My delegation supports the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and voted in favour of the resolution. Nevertheless, we wish to state our regret over the weakening of the language through the failure in the operative part explicitly to address our concern over the increase in civilian casualties, as the Security Council has done in previous resolutions. We know, of course, that insurgents are primarily responsible for civilian casualties in Afghanistan, but this Council has repeatedly called on all parties to respect the provisions of international humanitarian law and human rights, and to take every possible precaution to ensure the protection of the civilian population in that country. My delegation understands that this concern is alluded to in paragraph 14 of resolution 1868 (2009), just adopted.

The President

The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda.

The meeting rose at 1.20 p.m.
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