Presidential Statement nº S/PRST/2001/16 of the United Nations Security Council

• Year: 2001
• Issuer: Security Council of the United Nation

United Nations

S

/PRST/2001/16

Security Council

Distr.: General

28 June 2001

Original: English

01-43114 (E) 280601

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Statement by the President of the Security Council

At the 4339th meeting of the Security Council, held on 27 June 2001, in

connection with the Council’s consideration of the item entitled “The responsibility

of the Security Council in the maintenance of international peace and security:

HIV/AIDS and international peacekeeping operations”, the President of the Security

Council made the following statement on behalf of the Council:

“The Security Council welcomes the successful holding of the Twenty-

sixth Special Session of the General Assembly on HIV/AIDS, and encourages

further action to address the problem of HIV/AIDS.

“The Security Council recalls its resolution 1308 (2000) of 17 July 2000,

in which the Council, bearing in mind its primary responsibility for the

maintenance of international peace and security, and emphasizing the

important roles of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council

in addressing the social and economic factors that lead to the spread of

HIV/AIDS, inter alia, recognized that the HIV/AIDS pandemic is also

exacerbated by conditions of violence and instability, and stressed that the

HIV/AIDS pandemic, if unchecked, may pose a risk to stability and security.

“The Security Council therefore welcomes the fact that the declaration

adopted at the Twenty-sixth Special Session of the General Assembly

addresses HIV/AIDS in conflict and disaster affected regions, and contains a

number of practical measures at the national and international levels, to be met

within given time-frames, to reduce the impact of conflict and disasters on the

spread of HIV/AIDS, including the provision of awareness and training for

personnel employed by United Nations agencies and other relevant

organizations, the development of national strategies to address the spread of

HIV amongst national uniformed services, as required, and the inclusion of

HIV/AIDS awareness and training into guidelines designed for personnel

involved in international peacekeeping operations.

“The Security Council also recalls its open debate on 19 January 2001,

taking stock of progress made since the adoption of resolution 1308 (2000).

The Council notes the progress made in the implementation of the resolution,

and commends the increased cooperation in this regard between the

Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and the Joint United Nations

Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) through the Memorandum of

Understanding between them signed in January 2001. Further, the Council

welcomes the efforts to develop practical measures, such as the planned joint