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
against excesses fighting happen start understand
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.
cannot evident ground nations possibly present simply united
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.
decide except ground guy understand
But you've got to understand what the other guy is about, even if at the end of the process you decide that there is no ground with this man or woman except to fight them.
afghans avail opportunity qualified recognize seems themselves uniquely
It also seems that the Afghans themselves want to avail themselves of this opportunity and all recognize that the UN is uniquely qualified to help bring them together.
amongst concerns helping problems role support understand
I think they want support from the U.N.. They think the U.N. has a role to play in helping them understand these problems and also in working out compromises and concerns amongst themselves.
continue games happened knew realized simply states united
But I knew that what had happened was an eye-opener not only to the United States but also to Pakistan, who realized that after what has happened on the 11th of September, it was simply impossible to continue to play those games in Afghanistan.
father mother passed sorry uneducated
Not much, I'm sorry to say, because my father passed away when I was very young. I was eleven, and my mother was a simple, uneducated peasant.
afghans against help past ten trying un wars
For the past ten years the UN has been trying to help the Afghans end their wars against one another, but we have been unsuccessful.
moral authority unesco
Of course the UN brings in a lot of moral authority.
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,
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.
alone behind council deliberate job moving principled realistic security toward united
The job is do-able, as long as we set principled but realistic targets, moving toward them with deliberate steps, and if we are not alone as we take them. We will need, in particular, the Security Council to be united behind us, and with us.
areas help somewhere work
or let us go and work somewhere else. There are other areas where help is needed.