Statement by Amb. Anwarul Karim Chowdhury of Bangladesh (1999)
Deplores the failure of numerous member states to pay their share of the peacekeeping budget has an "adverse impact on United Nations' ability to reimburse to troop contributors, particularly those from the developing countries and more so, the least developed ones like Bangladesh," which is the second largest troop contributor to UN peacekeeping.
Statement by Amb. Michael Powles of New Zealand (1999)
Criticizes "trend towards reducing the scope of some [peacekeeping] operations for purely budgetary reasons" as well as the UN's inability to compensate many countries, especially developing countries, for their troop contributions due to some member states' failure to pay their dues. "This situation is intolerable."
Statement by Amb. Knut Toraasen of Norway (1999)
Advocates many improvements to UN peacekeeping operations, including closer cooperation with NGOs, further development of regional peacekeeping agents such as the OAU, and more effective and collaborative peacekeeper training. Urges member states to meet their financial obligations to UN.
Statement by Amb. Zbigniew Matuszewski of Poland (1999)
Expresses support for the Rapidly Deployable Mission Headquaters (RDMHQ) and for the Standby Brigade initiative launched by the Group of Friends of Rapid Deployment led by Denmark. As the largest troop contributer to UN peacekeeping operation, Poland stresses the importance of reimbursements for troop contributions.
Statement by Amb. Penny Wensley of Australia (1998)
Supports reform measures such as the rapid deployment and standby arrangements initiatives. Stresses that UN should take a holistic approach toward peacekeeping reform, not a piecemeal approach. Urges UN member states to "abide by their Charter obligations to pay their dues in full, on time and without conditions."
Statement by Amb. Vladimir Galuska of the Czech Republic (1998)
Expresses disappointment over the lack of palpable progress toward a Rapidly Deployable Mission Headquaters (RDMHQ) and over the meager financial contributions to a peacekeeping trust fund. Supports the initiative of a Standby High Readiness Brigade (SHIRBRIG).
Statement by Amb. Zbigniew Matuszewski of Poland (1997)
Calls for peacekeeping reforms. Speaking on the peacekeeping budget, Amb. Matuszewski complains that "Poland like other troop and equipment contributors to UN peacekeeping operations bears increasingly heavy burden posed by delayed reimbursements."
