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
people responsibility shown taken
You are dealing with people who have taken the responsibility of killing their own because they think that they are right, they think that they are serving the interests of their people. They not going to give that up easily, just because you've shown up.
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 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.
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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,
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I understand even the excesses that can happen once you start fighting against injustice, not to condone it but to understand how you get there.
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or let us go and work somewhere else. There are other areas where help is needed.
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Bremer is the dictator of Iraq. He had the money. He has the signature. Nothing happens without his agreement in this country.
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The sooner a credible Iraqi government is in place to lead the way, the better, especially because the absence of such a sovereign government is part of the problem in the first place,
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It is evident that the United Nations cannot, has no means, is not present on the ground and simply cannot possibly accede to this request.
equality freedom importance learned struggle
What we have learned from that struggle is the importance of freedom, the importance of mobilization, the importance of justice, equality, and so on.
proud reason
have every reason to be proud of what you have achieved.
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men and women known for their honesty, integrity and competence.
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Though it will certainly not be easy, we do believe that it shall be possible to identify, by the end of May, a group of people respected and acceptable to Iraqis across the country, to form this caretaker government.
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There are growing pressures on us -- in part from the donor community -- to say there is a limit to what you can stand.