Lakhdar Brahimi
Lakhdar Brahimi
Lakhdar Brahimiis an Algerian United Nations diplomat who served as the United Nations and Arab League Special Envoy to Syria until 14 May 2014. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria from 1991 to 1993...
NationalityAlgerian
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth1 January 1934
CountryAlgeria
talking years great-day
Somebody was asking me the other day - President Bush is now talking about freedom for the Arab world. I say, well, that's great. I was talking about that fifty years ago.
people needs helping
Several million people inside and outside Afghanistan are destitute and desperately in need of help.
terrorist afghanistan playgrounds
To leave Afghanistan as a playground for terrorists and adventurers was simply not possible anymore.
people realizing globalization
People now realize that globalization is not only for the multi-nationals and the circulation of money.
weapons fuel neighbor
A fly cannot go in unless it stops somewhere; therefore weapons, fuel, food, money will not go to Afghanistan unless the neighbors of Afghanistan are working, are cooperating, either being themselves the origin or the transit.
country responsibility player
So, the international community are all the countries that are important: the United States definitely everywhere; the European Union because it is very important, and also, they do show a great deal of international responsibility; and then the local players.
country real commitment
The third point is that for some time the UN has been talking about helping Afghanistan in the reconstruction of the country but there has never been any real commitment by the international community to provide resources for that.
commitment ideas rehabilitation
There is a firm, clear commitment to provide resources and ideas to enable us to organize the Afghans towards starting the process of rehabilitation and reconstruction.
country responsibility thinking
I think a failed state is the responsibility of the people who have made that state fail, and those are generally the people of that country.
respect understanding tolerance
Be modest, be respectful of others, try to understand.
body elections exists fully governing iraqi january less until
The elections scheduled to take place by January 2005 are the most important milestone in this process. Until that time, any Iraqi governing body that exists will be less than fully representative,
above attempt break chance concerns conflict courage cycle interests misery people responsibility stand taking violence
You who are taking this responsibility must show unprecedented courage and leadership. You must place the interests of your people first above all other concerns only then will this process, this attempt to break cycle of misery and destitution conflict and violence stand a chance of success,
ahead challenges current days solution test weeks
The days and weeks ahead will severely test this new government, and the solution to Iraq's current challenges will take years, not months, to overcome.
mandate respect source united
The mandate you go with is intimidating and also is a source of respect that you gain, because you have come with this mandate from the United Nations.