Bougainville

Kieran Prendergast addresses Council

Setbacks seen in Bougainville peace process, Security Council told

21 November 2002
Progress in the Bougainville peace process had seen some recent setbacks and Secretary-General Kofi Annan was intending to extend the mandate of the United Nations Political Office there by another year to allow it to complete its tasks, a senior UN official told the Security Council today.

Papua New Guinea: Security Council urges efforts to remove arms from Bougainville

29 August 2002
Members of the United Nations Security Council today urged renewed efforts to remove weapons from Bougainville, an island in Papua New Guinea which fought a 10-year war of independence against the archipelago before a ceasefire was brokered in 1998.

Security Council calls for stepped-up efforts to remove arms from Bougainville

17 April 2002
Welcoming recent positive political developments Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, members of the Security Council today urged stepped-up efforts to remove weapons from the island, which fought a 10-year war of independence against the archipelago before a ceasefire was brokered in 1998.

Annan applauds Papua New Guinea Government, Bougainville sides on parliament vote

27 March 2002
The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today warmly congratulated the Government of Papua New Guinea and the Bougainville parties on the successful outcome of an historic vote in the Parliament that had given legal effect to the Bills implementing the Bougainville Peace Agreement of 30 August 2001.

Security Council encourages Bougainville parties to quickly implement peace settlement

13 December 2001
Welcoming the signing earlier this year of a peace agreement for Bougainville, which ended 12 years of fighting, Security Council members today encouraged the parties to implement the plan as soon as possible in order to achieve a "definitive settlement" of the conflict.

Annan welcomes agreement on Bougainville, urges disarmament of combatants

30 August 2001
Hailing today's political agreement between the Government of Papua New Guinea and leaders from the island of Bougainville, Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged combatants to turn in their weapons - a move he said that would clear the way for peace-building activities.