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lpv:spoken text	". Mr President, I would warn against jumping into the terminology of genocide. At the moment there is no authoritative evidence that this is the correct way of characterising the events in question. This is an impossible discussion because, once the word is there, any attempt to clarify and analyse it is only seen as an attempt to cover what it looks or sounds like, an attempt to make it easy to understand. This is very serious: rushing to use certain words, and acting and speaking as if these words are the actual facts, is not the way to clarify to the public that what we see is unacceptable and has to be stopped. Taking that step and using certain terminology at this stage can be, in my opinion, problematic. We need to establish the facts, and I expect this to happen. There is a risk here that myself and others are seen to be taking this matter too lightly. Even with that risk, I would like to make the point that in relation to the tradition of impunity in these matters, I find it important that the African Union has been encouraged to do something and is not sitting passively waiting for the government to comply. The African Union is totally publicly committed to putting pressure on the government, and at the moment is making an effort to increase its engagement in Darfur, both quantitatively and qualitatively in terms of the mandate. This needs to be supported. It is a new experience for the so-called international community to be able to relate to and support something like this, which we have never encountered before in an African crisis. We need to do more. The UN's role is absolutely essential. The commitment throughout Africa, via the African Union, to use the newly created Peace and Security Council has created a basis for the UN to act. Without this there would have been little grounds for optimism. Even that word is perhaps out of place in this instance. What can we do to exert maximum pressure? I still have not signed the country strategy paper for Sudan. More than EUR 400 million is available via unspent funds – which could not be used for normal development cooperation activities during the many years of fighting between north and south – and new money from the ninth EDF. This large amount of money cannot be made available until we see a comprehensive peace agreement. It is a political fact of life, which comes as no surprise anywhere not here and not in Khartoum that the situation in Darfur must be seen as part of any definition of peace in the country. This pressure is a major element in our effort to push things in a better direction. In the coming year we will face not only the demands relating to humanitarian aid, but we will also have to prepare to secure the livelihoods of the people whom we hope to assist in returning to their homes as soon as possible."@en⁴
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I would warn against jumping into the terminology of genocide. At the moment there is no authoritative evidence that this is the correct way of characterising the events in question. This is an impossible discussion because, once the word is there, any attempt to clarify and analyse it is only seen as an attempt to cover what it looks or sounds like, an attempt to make it easy to understand. This is very serious: rushing to use certain words, and acting and speaking as if these words are the actual facts, is not the way to clarify to the public that what we see is unacceptable and has to be stopped. Taking that step and using certain terminology at this stage can be, in my opinion, problematic. We need to establish the facts, and I expect this to happen. There is a risk here that myself and others are seen to be taking this matter too lightly. Even with that risk, I would like to make the point that in relation to the tradition of impunity in these matters, I find it important that the African Union has been encouraged to do something and is not sitting passively waiting for the government to comply. The African Union is totally publicly committed to putting pressure on the government, and at the moment is making an effort to increase its engagement in Darfur, both quantitatively and qualitatively in terms of the mandate. This needs to be supported. It is a new experience for the so-called international community to be able to relate to and support something like this, which we have never encountered before in an African crisis. We need to do more. The UN's role is absolutely essential. The commitment throughout Africa, via the African Union, to use the newly created Peace and Security Council has created a basis for the UN to act. Without this there would have been little grounds for optimism. Even that word is perhaps out of place in this instance. What can we do to exert maximum pressure? I still have not signed the country strategy paper for Sudan. More than EUR 400 million is available via unspent funds – which could not be used for normal development cooperation activities during the many years of fighting between north and south – and new money from the ninth EDF. This large amount of money cannot be made available until we see a comprehensive peace agreement. It is a political fact of life, which comes as no surprise anywhere - not here and not in Khartoum - that the situation in Darfur must be seen as part of any definition of peace in the country. This pressure is a major element in our effort to push things in a better direction. In the coming year we will face not only the demands relating to humanitarian aid, but we will also have to prepare to secure the livelihoods of the people whom we hope to assist in returning to their homes as soon as possible."@cs¹ "Hr. formand, jeg vil gerne advare mod brugen af ordet folkedrab. For øjeblikket er der ikke noget officielt bevis på, at det er den korrekte betegnelse for de pågældende hændelser. Dette er en umulig diskussion, for når først ordet er sagt, virker alle forsøg på at klarlægge og analysere det blot som et forsøg på at dække over det, det ser ud som eller lyder som, et forsøg på at gøre det let at forstå. Det er meget alvorligt. Forhastet brug af bestemte ord, hvor man handler og taler, som om disse ord var de faktiske kendsgerninger, er ikke den korrekte måde at forklare offentligheden på, at det, vi ser, er uacceptabelt og skal stoppes. Dette skridt og brugen af en vis terminologi på dette tidspunkt kan efter min mening være problematisk. Vi skal først lægge kendsgerningerne fast, og jeg forventer snart, at dette sker. Der er her en risiko for, at jeg selv og andre synes at tage for let på situationen. Men på trods af den risiko vil jeg gerne understrege, at i lyset af den traditionelle straffrihed i disse forhold er det efter min mening vigtigt, at Den Afrikanske Union er blevet opfordret til at gøre noget og ikke sidder passivt og venter på, at regeringen skal give efter. Den Afrikanske Union er fuldt offentligt indstillet på at lægge pres på regeringen og bestræber sig for øjeblikket på at øge sit engagement i Darfur både kvantitativt og kvalitativt ifølge mandatet. Det skal vi støtte. Det er en ny oplevelse for det såkaldte internationale samfund at kunne relatere til og støtte noget som dette, hvilket vi aldrig før er stødt på i en afrikansk krise. Vi skal gøre endnu mere. FN's rolle er yderst væsentlig. Hele Afrikas ønske om via Den Afrikanske Union at bruge det nyoprettede Freds- og Sikkerhedsråd har dannet grundlag for FN's indgriben. Uden dette ville der have været meget lidt grund til optimisme. Selv ordet optimisme er måske malplaceret i denne sammenhæng. Hvad kan vi gøre for at udøve størst muligt pres? Jeg har stadig ikke undertegnet landestrategidokumentet for Sudan. Der er over 400 millioner euro til rådighed via ubrugte midler - som ikke har kunnet bruges til normale aktiviteter inden for udviklingssamarbejde i de mange år, kampene mellem nord og syd har varet - og flere penge fra den niende EUF. Dette store beløb kan først stilles til rådighed, når vi har set en omfattende fredsaftale. Det er den barske politiske virkelighed, og det kommer ikke som nogen overraskelse for nogen - hverken her eller i Khartoum - at situationen i Darfur skal ses som en del af enhver definition af fred i landet. Dette pres er et afgørende element i vores anstengelser for at skubbe tingene i den rigtige retning. Vi vil i det kommende år ikke blot blive konfronteret med kravene om humanitær bistand. Vi skal også forberede os på at sikre levebrødet for de mennesker, vi håber at kunne hjælpe med at vende tilbage til deres hjem hurtigst muligt."@da² ". Herr Präsident, ich möchte davor warnen, voreilig Begriffe wie Völkermord zu verwenden. Zum gegenwärtigen Zeitpunkt liegen noch keine schlüssigen Beweise vor, die eine solche Charakterisierung der Geschehnisse rechtfertigen würden. Eine Diskussion wird faktisch unmöglich, denn sobald dieser Begriff im Spiel ist, wird jeder Versuch einer Klarstellung und Analyse lediglich als Versuch gewertet, ihn näher zu interpretieren und leichter verständlich zu machen. Das ist eine sehr ernste Angelegenheit. Verwendet man zu rasch bestimmte Begriffe und handelt und spricht so, als handele es sich dabei um Fakten, klärt man die Öffentlichkeit nicht richtig über etwas auf, was nach unserer Ansicht untragbar ist und gestoppt werden muss. Im gegenwärtigen Stadium so zu verfahren und eine bestimmte Terminologie zu verwenden, kann sich nach meinem Dafürhalten als problematisch erweisen. Wir müssen die Tatsachen ermitteln, und ich gehe davon aus, dass dies der Fall sein wird. Es besteht natürlich das Risiko, dass man mir und anderen vorwirft, die Dinge auf die leichte Schulter zu nehmen. Trotz dieses Risikos möchte ich betonen, dass die Afrikanische Union ermutigt worden ist, etwas zu unternehmen, und nicht passiv abwartet, ob die Regierung ihre Zusagen einhält, während früher die Täter nichts zu befürchten hatten. Die Afrikanische Union hat sich öffentlich eindeutig dazu verpflichtet, Druck auf die Regierung auszuüben, und bemüht sich gegenwärtig darum, ihr Engagement in Darfur im Sinne ihres Mandats sowohl quantitativ als auch qualitativ zu verstärken. Dabei muss sie unterstützt werden. Für die so genannte Völkergemeinschaft ist es eine ganz neue Erfahrung, sich auf so ein Vorgehen einzustellen und es zu unterstützen, denn etwas Vergleichbares hat es zuvor in keiner afrikanischen Krise gegeben. Wir müssen noch mehr tun. Die Rolle der UNO ist von zentraler Bedeutung. Die in ganz Afrika festzustellende Bereitschaft, über die Afrikanische Union den neu geschaffenen Friedens- und Sicherheitsrat einzuschalten, hat eine Handlungsgrundlage für die UNO geschaffen. Ansonsten gäbe es kaum Grund für Optimismus. Aber vielleicht ist in diesem Falle selbst dieses Wort fehl am Platz. Was können wir unternehmen, um den größtmöglichen Druck auszuüben? Ich habe das Strategiepapier für den Sudan noch immer nicht unterzeichnet. Über 400 Millionen EUR stehen aus nicht ausgeschöpften Mitteln bereit, die aufgrund der jahrelangen Kampfhandlungen zwischen Nord und Süd nicht für normale Entwicklungsarbeit verwendet werden konnten, und dazu neue Gelder aus dem 9. EEF. Diese beträchtlichen Mittel können aber erst zum Einsatz kommen, wenn ein umfassendes Friedensabkommen vorliegt. Es ist eine politische Feststellung, die weder hier noch in Khartum irgendjemanden verwundern dürfte, dass ohne Berücksichtigung der Lage in Darfur von Frieden in diesem Land keine Rede sein kann. Der Druck ist ein wesentliches Element unserer Bemühungen, die Dinge in eine bessere Richtung zu lenken. In den nächsten 12 Monaten werden wir uns nicht nur den Erfordernissen im Bereich der humanitären Hilfe stellen müssen, sondern auch Vorbereitungen zur Sicherung der Existenz jener Menschen zu treffen haben, denen wir möglichst bald zur Rückkehr in ihre Heimatorte verhelfen wollen."@de⁹ "Κύριε Πρόεδρε, θα ήθελα να συστήσω να μην περάσουμε τόσο εύκολα στον όρο γενοκτονία. Αυτή τη στιγμή δεν υπάρχουν έγκυρα στοιχεία ότι αυτός είναι ο σωστός τρόπος να χαρακτηρίζουμε τα εν λόγω γεγονότα. Αυτή η συζήτηση είναι αδύνατη, διότι, από τη στιγμή που θα δοθεί αυτός ο χαρακτηρισμός, κάθε προσπάθεια αποσαφήνισης και ανάλυσής του φαίνεται μόνο σαν προσπάθεια συγκάλυψης του πώς είναι και πώς ακούγεται, σαν μια προσπάθεια να γίνει ευκόλως κατανοητός. Αυτό είναι πολύ σοβαρό: το να βιαζόμαστε να χρησιμοποιήσουμε ορισμένες λέξεις και να ενεργούμε και να μιλάμε σαν αυτές οι λέξεις να είναι τα πραγματικά γεγονότα δεν είναι τρόπος να ξεκαθαρίσουμε στο κοινό πως αυτά που βλέπουμε είναι απαράδεκτα και πρέπει να σταματήσουν. Το να κάνουμε αυτό το βήμα και να χρησιμοποιήσουμε συγκεκριμένη ορολογία σε αυτό το στάδιο μπορεί να οδηγήσει, κατά τη γνώμη μου, σε προβλήματα. Πρέπει να εκθέσουμε τα γεγονότα, και ευελπιστώ ότι αυτό θα γίνει. Υπάρχει κίνδυνος στο σημείο αυτό να θεωρηθεί ότι εγώ και άλλοι δεν λαμβάνουμε υπόψη μας αρκετά σοβαρά αυτό το ζήτημα. Ακόμη και με αυτόν τον κίνδυνο, θα ήθελα να ξεκαθαρίσω ότι σε σχέση με την παράδοση της ατιμωρησίας σε τέτοια θέματα, θεωρώ πολύ σημαντικό πως η Αφρικανική Ένωση έχει ενθαρρυνθεί να αναλάβει δράση και δεν παραμένει αδρανής, περιμένοντας τη συμμόρφωση της κυβέρνησης. Η Αφρικανική Ένωση έχει δεσμευτεί δημοσίως να ασκήσει πίεση στην κυβέρνηση και αυτή τη στιγμή καταβάλλει προσπάθειες αύξησης της παρουσίας της στο Νταρφούρ, τόσο ποσοτικώς όσο και ποιοτικώς όσον αφορά την εντολή. Αυτό πρέπει να υποστηριχθεί. Είναι μια νέα εμπειρία για τη λεγόμενη διεθνή κοινότητα το να μπορέσει να προσεγγίσει και να υποστηρίξει κάτι τέτοιο, κάτι που δεν έχουμε αντιμετωπίσει ποτέ άλλοτε σε αφρικανική κρίση. Πρέπει να κάνουμε περισσότερα. Ο ρόλος του Οργανισμού Ηνωμένων Εθνών είναι απολύτως αναγκαίος. Η δέσμευση σε όλη την Αφρική, μέσω της Αφρικανικής Ένωσης, πως θα χρησιμοποιηθεί το νεοσύστατο Συμβούλιο Ειρήνης και Ασφάλειας έχει δημιουργήσει μια βάση για τη δράση του ΟΗΕ. Χωρίς αυτό θα υπήρχαν ελάχιστοι λόγοι αισιοδοξίας. Ακόμη και αυτή η λέξη είναι ίσως άτοπη αυτή τη στιγμή. Τι μπορούμε να κάνουμε για να ασκήσουμε τη μέγιστη πίεση; Δεν έχω ακόμη υπογράψει το έγγραφο στρατηγικής της χώρας για το Σουδάν. Περισσότερα από 400 εκατομμύρια ευρώ είναι διαθέσιμα μέσω αδαπάνητων πόρων –οι οποίοι δεν μπόρεσαν να χρησιμοποιηθούν για συνήθεις δραστηριότητες αναπτυξιακής συνεργασίας όλα αυτά τα χρόνια των μαχών μεταξύ του Βορρά και του Νότου– καθώς και νέα κονδύλια από το ένατο Ευρωπαϊκό Ταμείο Ανάπτυξης. Αυτό το μεγάλο ποσό χρημάτων δεν μπορεί να διατεθεί πριν δούμε μια ολοκληρωμένη ειρηνευτική συμφωνία. Πρόκειται για μια πολιτική πραγματικότητα, η οποία δεν εκπλήσσει κανέναν –ούτε εδώ ούτε στο Χαρτούμ– το γεγονός ότι η κατάσταση στο Νταρφούρ πρέπει να διευθετηθεί προτού μπορούμε να μιλήσουμε για οποιοδήποτε είδος ειρήνης στη χώρα. Αυτή η πίεση είναι ένα σημαντικό στοιχείο της προσπάθειάς μας να ωθήσουμε τα πράγματα προς μια καλύτερη κατεύθυνση. Το προσεχές έτος θα αντιμετωπίσουμε όχι μόνο τις απαιτήσεις που σχετίζονται με την ανθρωπιστική βοήθεια, αλλά θα πρέπει επίσης να προετοιμαστούμε για να εξασφαλίσουμε τη διαβίωση των ανθρώπων, τους οποίους ελπίζουμε να βοηθήσουμε να επιστρέψουν στις εστίες τους όσο το δυνατόν γρηγορότερα."@el¹⁰ ". Señor Presidente, me gustaría que no utilizáramos a la ligera el término genocidio. Por el momento, no hay ninguna prueba fehaciente de que esta sea la forma correcta de describir los acontecimientos. Se trata de una discusión imposible porque, una vez que el término está ahí, cualquier intento por aclararlo y analizarlo se considera un mero intento de encubrir lo que parece, un intento de hacerlo comprensible. Esto es muy grave: apresurarse a utilizar ciertos términos y actuar y hablar como si esos términos fuesen los hechos no es la manera de aclarar al público que lo que vemos es inaceptable y que hay que detenerlo. En mi opinión, dar ese paso y utilizar cierta terminología en este momento puede ser problemático. Necesitamos averiguar los hechos, algo que espero que se haga. Existe el riesgo de que se piense que yo mismo y otras personas nos estamos tomando esta cuestión demasiado a la ligera. Incluso corriendo ese riesgo, me gustaría señalar que, con respecto a la tradición de impunidad en estas cuestiones, considero importante que se anime a la Unión Africana a hacer algo, y que la UA no se quede sentada pasivamente, esperando a que el Gobierno cumpla sus compromisos. La Unión Africana se ha comprometido públicamente a ejercer presión sobre el Gobierno y en estos momentos está haciendo un esfuerzo por aumentar su implicación en Darfur, tanto cuantitativa como cualitativamente, en términos de su mandato. Hay que apoyar esto. Para lo que llamamos «comunidad internacional», es una nueva experiencia poder adherirse y apoyar una iniciativa como esta, que no se ha visto nunca antes en una crisis africana. Necesitamos hacer más. El papel de las Naciones Unidas es absolutamente esencial. El compromiso de toda África, a través de la Unión Africana, de utilizar el recientemente creado Consejo de Paz y Seguridad, ha sentado una base para la actuación de las Naciones Unidas. Sin esto, habrían sido pocos los motivos de optimismo. Puede que incluso esa palabra esté fuera de lugar en este caso. ¿Qué podemos hacer para ejercer una presión máxima? Todavía no he firmado el documento de estrategia nacional para Sudán. Hay más de 400 millones de euros disponibles en fondos no aplicados –que no se han podido utilizar para las actividades normales de cooperación al desarrollo durante los múltiples años de lucha entre el norte y el sur– y dinero nuevo del noveno FED. Esta importante suma de dinero no se puede entregar hasta que tengamos un acuerdo de paz completo. Se trata de una realidad de la vida política que no sorprende a nadie –ni aquí ni en Jartún– que la situación en Darfur debe considerarse parte de cualquier definición de paz en el país. Esta presión es un elemento esencial de nuestro esfuerzo para conseguir que la situación avance en una dirección mejor. El año que viene, no solo nos enfrentaremos a las necesidades relativas a la ayuda humanitaria, sino que también tendremos que prepararnos para garantizar el sustento de las personas a las que esperamos ayudar a regresar a sus hogares lo antes posible."@es²⁰ "Mr President, I would warn against jumping into the terminology of genocide. At the moment there is no authoritative evidence that this is the correct way of characterising the events in question. This is an impossible discussion because, once the word is there, any attempt to clarify and analyse it is only seen as an attempt to cover what it looks or sounds like, an attempt to make it easy to understand. This is very serious: rushing to use certain words, and acting and speaking as if these words are the actual facts, is not the way to clarify to the public that what we see is unacceptable and has to be stopped. Taking that step and using certain terminology at this stage can be, in my opinion, problematic. We need to establish the facts, and I expect this to happen. There is a risk here that myself and others are seen to be taking this matter too lightly. Even with that risk, I would like to make the point that in relation to the tradition of impunity in these matters, I find it important that the African Union has been encouraged to do something and is not sitting passively waiting for the government to comply. The African Union is totally publicly committed to putting pressure on the government, and at the moment is making an effort to increase its engagement in Darfur, both quantitatively and qualitatively in terms of the mandate. This needs to be supported. It is a new experience for the so-called international community to be able to relate to and support something like this, which we have never encountered before in an African crisis. We need to do more. The UN's role is absolutely essential. The commitment throughout Africa, via the African Union, to use the newly created Peace and Security Council has created a basis for the UN to act. Without this there would have been little grounds for optimism. Even that word is perhaps out of place in this instance. What can we do to exert maximum pressure? I still have not signed the country strategy paper for Sudan. More than EUR 400 million is available via unspent funds – which could not be used for normal development cooperation activities during the many years of fighting between north and south – and new money from the ninth EDF. This large amount of money cannot be made available until we see a comprehensive peace agreement. It is a political fact of life, which comes as no surprise anywhere - not here and not in Khartoum - that the situation in Darfur must be seen as part of any definition of peace in the country. This pressure is a major element in our effort to push things in a better direction. In the coming year we will face not only the demands relating to humanitarian aid, but we will also have to prepare to secure the livelihoods of the people whom we hope to assist in returning to their homes as soon as possible."@et⁵ ". Arvoisa puhemies, varoitan käyttämästä suin päin sanaa "kansanmurha". Toistaiseksi ei ole arvovaltaiselta taholta saatuja todisteita siitä, että se on oikea tapa luonnehtia Sudanin tapahtumia. Tämä on epätoivoinen keskustelu, sillä kun kyseinen sana on mainittu, kaikki pyrkimykset selvittää ja analysoida sitä katsotaan vain yritykseksi peittää se, miltä tämä sana näyttää tai kuulostaa – yritykseksi helpottaa sen ymmärrettävyyttä. Tämä on erittäin vakava asia: tiettyjen sanojen käyttäminen suin päin ja toimiminen ja puhuminen siten kuin nämä sanat olisivat tosiseikkoja ei ole oikea tapa selvittää kansalaisille, ettei näitä tekoja voida hyväksyä ja että niiden on loputtava. Näin toimiminen ja tietyn terminologian käyttäminen tässä vaiheessa voi mielestäni olla ongelmallista. Meidän on todistettava väitteiden paikkansapitävyys, ja toivon, että niin myös tehdään. Tässä on se riski, että minun ja muiden ajatellaan suhtautuvan tähän asiaan liian huolettomasti. Tästä riskistä huolimatta haluan todeta, että kun otetaan huomioon tällaisissa asioissa vallitseva rankaisemattomuuden perinne, mielestäni on tärkeää, että Afrikan unionia on rohkaistu tekemään jotakin ja ettei se vain istu toimettomana ja odota hallituksen antavan periksi. Afrikan unioni on täysin julkisesti luvannut painostaa hallitusta, ja se pyrkii parhaillaan laajentamaan Darfurin tehtävää koskevia toimivaltuuksiaan sekä määrällisesti että laadullisesti. Tätä pyrkimystä on tuettava. Niin kutsutulle kansainväliselle yhteisölle on uusi kokemus käsitellä ja tukea tällaista toimintaa, jota ei ole koskaan aikaisemmin tapahtunut Afrikkaa koskevassa kriisissä. Meidän on kuitenkin tehtävä vielä enemmän. YK on ratkaisevassa asemassa. Afrikan unionin kautta toteutunut koko Afrikan laajuinen sitoumus käyttää vasta perustettua rauhan ja turvallisuuden neuvostoa on luonut perustan YK:n toimille. Muuten ei olisi juurikaan ollut aihetta optimismiin. Tällä hetkellä kyseinen sana voi tosin tuntua sopimattomalta. Mitä voimme tehdä painostaaksemme mahdollisimman tehokkaasti? En ole vieläkään allekirjoittanut Sudania koskevaa maakohtaista strategia-asiakirjaa. Meillä on yli 400 miljoonaa euroa käyttämättä jääneitä varoja, joita ei voitu käyttää tavallisiin kehitysyhteistyötoimiin niiden lukuisten vuosien aikana, jolloin Sudan kärsi pohjoisen ja etelän välisistä kiistoista. Tämän lisäksi meillä on yhdeksännestä EKR:sta saadut uudet varat. Tätä valtavaa tukimäärää ei voida ottaa käyttöön ennen kuin on tehty kattava rauhansopimus. Darfurin tilannetta on pidettävä osana Sudanin rauhan käsitettä. Se on poliittinen tosiasia, joka ei tule yllätyksenä missään – ei täällä eikä Khartumissa. Tämä painostus on olennainen osa toimiamme, joilla pyrimme edistämään asioita oikeaan suuntaan. Ensi vuonna kohtaamme humanitaariseen apuun liittyvät haasteet, mutta meidän on myös valmistauduttava turvaamaan niiden ihmisten toimeentulo, joita toivottavasti voimme auttaa palaamaan koteihinsa mahdollisimman pian."@fi⁷ ". Monsieur le Président, je voudrais mettre en garde quant à l’utilisation hâtive du terme «génocide». Pour le moment, il n’existe aucune preuve tangible qui permette d’affirmer qu’il s’agit bien de la bonne manière de caractériser ces événements. Ce débat est impossible, car, une fois que l’on utilise ce mot, toute tentative de le clarifier et de l’analyser sera uniquement perçue comme une tentative de couvrir ce à quoi il fait allusion, une tentative de le rendre facile à comprendre. C’est une question très importante: se précipiter sur certains mots et agir et parler comme s’ils reflétaient les faits réels n’est pas la bonne manière de faire comprendre au public que ce à quoi nous assistons est inacceptable et doit cesser. Agir de la sorte en utilisant ainsi une certaine terminologie à ce stade peut être, à mon sens, problématique. Nous devons établir les faits et je m’attends à ce que cela soit fait. Le risque existe que l’on considère à cet égard que moi-même et d’autres abordons cette question avec trop de légèreté. Même en présence de ce risque, je voudrais faire remarquer qu’au regard de la tradition d’impunité dans ces questions, je trouve qu’il est important que l’Union africaine soit encouragée à agir et n’attende pas passivement que le gouvernement obtempère. L’Union africaine est entièrement et publiquement engagée à faire pression sur le gouvernement et, pour le moment, déploie des efforts pour renforcer son engagement au Darfour dans le cadre du mandat, sur le plan tant qualitatif que quantitatif. Il faut soutenir cette démarche. L’aptitude à soutenir une telle action et à s’y impliquer, qui est une grande première en ce qui concerne les crises africaines, constitue une nouvelle expérience pour ladite communauté internationale. Nous devons agir davantage. Le rôle de l’ONU est absolument essentiel. L’engagement à travers toute l’Afrique, via l’Union africaine, à faire usage du Conseil de paix et de sécurité récemment créé offre le fondement nécessaire à l’intervention de l’ONU. Sans cela, il y aurait eu peu de raisons de parler d’optimisme. Même ce mot est peut-être hors de propos en l’occurrence. Que pouvons-nous faire pour exercer le maximum de pression? Je n’ai pas encore signé l’étude stratégique par pays relative au Soudan. Les fonds non dépensés atteignent plus de 400 millions d’euros - qui n’ont pu être utilisés dans le cadre des activités de coopération habituelles pendant les nombreuses années de lutte entre le Nord et le Sud - et auxquels s’ajoutent une partie issue du neuvième FED. Ce montant considérable ne peut être débloqué tant qu’aucun accord de paix global n’a été conclu. La vie politique est ainsi faite que - ce qui n’est une surprise pour personne, ni ici ni à Khartoum - la situation au Darfour doit être prise en considération dans le cadre de la définition de la paix dans le pays. Cette pression constitue un élément essentiel de nos efforts visant à faire avancer les choses dans la meilleure direction. L’année prochaine, nous serons non seulement confrontés aux revendications en matière d’aide humanitaire, mais nous devrons également être prêts à garantir les moyens d’existences de la population, que nous espérons aider à retourner chez elle dès que possible."@fr⁸ "Mr President, I would warn against jumping into the terminology of genocide. At the moment there is no authoritative evidence that this is the correct way of characterising the events in question. This is an impossible discussion because, once the word is there, any attempt to clarify and analyse it is only seen as an attempt to cover what it looks or sounds like, an attempt to make it easy to understand. This is very serious: rushing to use certain words, and acting and speaking as if these words are the actual facts, is not the way to clarify to the public that what we see is unacceptable and has to be stopped. Taking that step and using certain terminology at this stage can be, in my opinion, problematic. We need to establish the facts, and I expect this to happen. There is a risk here that myself and others are seen to be taking this matter too lightly. Even with that risk, I would like to make the point that in relation to the tradition of impunity in these matters, I find it important that the African Union has been encouraged to do something and is not sitting passively waiting for the government to comply. The African Union is totally publicly committed to putting pressure on the government, and at the moment is making an effort to increase its engagement in Darfur, both quantitatively and qualitatively in terms of the mandate. This needs to be supported. It is a new experience for the so-called international community to be able to relate to and support something like this, which we have never encountered before in an African crisis. We need to do more. The UN's role is absolutely essential. The commitment throughout Africa, via the African Union, to use the newly created Peace and Security Council has created a basis for the UN to act. Without this there would have been little grounds for optimism. Even that word is perhaps out of place in this instance. What can we do to exert maximum pressure? I still have not signed the country strategy paper for Sudan. More than EUR 400 million is available via unspent funds – which could not be used for normal development cooperation activities during the many years of fighting between north and south – and new money from the ninth EDF. This large amount of money cannot be made available until we see a comprehensive peace agreement. It is a political fact of life, which comes as no surprise anywhere - not here and not in Khartoum - that the situation in Darfur must be seen as part of any definition of peace in the country. This pressure is a major element in our effort to push things in a better direction. In the coming year we will face not only the demands relating to humanitarian aid, but we will also have to prepare to secure the livelihoods of the people whom we hope to assist in returning to their homes as soon as possible."@hu¹¹ "Signor Presidente, vorrei mettere in guardia contro un ricorso avventato al termine di genocidio. Al momento non esistono elementi tali da accreditare la correttezza di questa definizione. E’ una discussione impossibile, poiché, una volta introdotto il concetto, qualunque tentativo di chiarirlo ed analizzarlo è visto solo come un tentativo di dissimulazione o di semplificazione. E’ una questione assai seria: precipitarsi ad utilizzare determinate locuzioni, comportarsi e parlare come se fossero la realtà effettiva non è il modo di chiarire al pubblico che gli avvenimenti cui assistiamo sono inaccettabili e devono essere fermati. Intraprendere questo passo e usare una certa terminologia in questa fase, a mio parere, può essere problematico. Occorre accertare i fatti, e mi aspetto che ciò succeda. Può apparire, questo è il rischio, che il sottoscritto ed altri prendiamo la questione troppo alla leggera. Nonostante tale rischio, vorrei puntualizzare che rispetto alla tradizionale impunità in circostanze analoghe, ritengo importante che l’Unione africana sia stata incoraggiata ad agire e che essa non attenda passivamente che il governo rispetti i propri obblighi. L’Unione africana è totalmente impegnata, in pubblico, ad esercitare pressioni sul governo, e al momento sta compiendo uno sforzo per rafforzare il proprio impegno nel Darfur, sia quantitativamente sia qualitativamente nel contesto del mandato. Occorre appoggiare tale atteggiamento. E’ un’esperienza nuova per la cosiddetta comunità internazionale essere in grado di rapportarsi a tali iniziative e sostenerle, un’esperienza senza precedenti nelle crisi africane. Bisogna fare di più. Il ruolo delle Nazioni Unite è assolutamente essenziale. L’impegno in tutta l’Africa, tramite l’Unione africana, ad utilizzare il Consiglio di pace e sicurezza di recente creazione, ha costituito la base d’intervento per l’ONU, senza il quale ci sarebbero ben pochi motivi di ottimismo. Anche quest’ultima parola forse è fuori luogo nella fattispecie. Cosa possiamo fare per massimizzare le pressioni? Non ho ancora firmato il documento strategico per paese relativo al Sudan. Sono disponibili oltre 400 milioni di euro come fondi non spesi – che è stato possibile utilizzare per normali attività di cooperazione allo sviluppo durante i lunghi anni di combattimenti tra nord e sud – e nuovi finanziamenti a titolo del nono FES. Quest’importo ingente non potrà essere messo a disposizione fino a quando non avremo un accordo di pace complessivo. E’ un fatto politico che non sorprende nessuno – né qui, né a Khartoum – che la situazione nel Darfur deve essere considerata parte di qualunque definizione della pace nel paese. Questa pressione è il principale elemento del nostro sforzo per spingere nella buona direzione. L’anno prossimo dovremo fronteggiare non soltanto le richieste di aiuto umanitario, ma dovremo anche prepararci a garantire la sopravvivenza delle popolazioni che speriamo di aiutare a tornare quanto prima a casa."@it¹² "Mr President, I would warn against jumping into the terminology of genocide. At the moment there is no authoritative evidence that this is the correct way of characterising the events in question. This is an impossible discussion because, once the word is there, any attempt to clarify and analyse it is only seen as an attempt to cover what it looks or sounds like, an attempt to make it easy to understand. This is very serious: rushing to use certain words, and acting and speaking as if these words are the actual facts, is not the way to clarify to the public that what we see is unacceptable and has to be stopped. Taking that step and using certain terminology at this stage can be, in my opinion, problematic. We need to establish the facts, and I expect this to happen. There is a risk here that myself and others are seen to be taking this matter too lightly. Even with that risk, I would like to make the point that in relation to the tradition of impunity in these matters, I find it important that the African Union has been encouraged to do something and is not sitting passively waiting for the government to comply. The African Union is totally publicly committed to putting pressure on the government, and at the moment is making an effort to increase its engagement in Darfur, both quantitatively and qualitatively in terms of the mandate. This needs to be supported. It is a new experience for the so-called international community to be able to relate to and support something like this, which we have never encountered before in an African crisis. We need to do more. The UN's role is absolutely essential. The commitment throughout Africa, via the African Union, to use the newly created Peace and Security Council has created a basis for the UN to act. Without this there would have been little grounds for optimism. Even that word is perhaps out of place in this instance. What can we do to exert maximum pressure? I still have not signed the country strategy paper for Sudan. More than EUR 400 million is available via unspent funds – which could not be used for normal development cooperation activities during the many years of fighting between north and south – and new money from the ninth EDF. This large amount of money cannot be made available until we see a comprehensive peace agreement. It is a political fact of life, which comes as no surprise anywhere - not here and not in Khartoum - that the situation in Darfur must be seen as part of any definition of peace in the country. This pressure is a major element in our effort to push things in a better direction. In the coming year we will face not only the demands relating to humanitarian aid, but we will also have to prepare to secure the livelihoods of the people whom we hope to assist in returning to their homes as soon as possible."@lt¹⁴ "Mr President, I would warn against jumping into the terminology of genocide. At the moment there is no authoritative evidence that this is the correct way of characterising the events in question. This is an impossible discussion because, once the word is there, any attempt to clarify and analyse it is only seen as an attempt to cover what it looks or sounds like, an attempt to make it easy to understand. This is very serious: rushing to use certain words, and acting and speaking as if these words are the actual facts, is not the way to clarify to the public that what we see is unacceptable and has to be stopped. Taking that step and using certain terminology at this stage can be, in my opinion, problematic. We need to establish the facts, and I expect this to happen. There is a risk here that myself and others are seen to be taking this matter too lightly. Even with that risk, I would like to make the point that in relation to the tradition of impunity in these matters, I find it important that the African Union has been encouraged to do something and is not sitting passively waiting for the government to comply. The African Union is totally publicly committed to putting pressure on the government, and at the moment is making an effort to increase its engagement in Darfur, both quantitatively and qualitatively in terms of the mandate. This needs to be supported. It is a new experience for the so-called international community to be able to relate to and support something like this, which we have never encountered before in an African crisis. We need to do more. The UN's role is absolutely essential. The commitment throughout Africa, via the African Union, to use the newly created Peace and Security Council has created a basis for the UN to act. Without this there would have been little grounds for optimism. Even that word is perhaps out of place in this instance. What can we do to exert maximum pressure? I still have not signed the country strategy paper for Sudan. More than EUR 400 million is available via unspent funds – which could not be used for normal development cooperation activities during the many years of fighting between north and south – and new money from the ninth EDF. This large amount of money cannot be made available until we see a comprehensive peace agreement. It is a political fact of life, which comes as no surprise anywhere - not here and not in Khartoum - that the situation in Darfur must be seen as part of any definition of peace in the country. This pressure is a major element in our effort to push things in a better direction. In the coming year we will face not only the demands relating to humanitarian aid, but we will also have to prepare to secure the livelihoods of the people whom we hope to assist in returning to their homes as soon as possible."@lv¹³ "Mr President, I would warn against jumping into the terminology of genocide. At the moment there is no authoritative evidence that this is the correct way of characterising the events in question. This is an impossible discussion because, once the word is there, any attempt to clarify and analyse it is only seen as an attempt to cover what it looks or sounds like, an attempt to make it easy to understand. This is very serious: rushing to use certain words, and acting and speaking as if these words are the actual facts, is not the way to clarify to the public that what we see is unacceptable and has to be stopped. Taking that step and using certain terminology at this stage can be, in my opinion, problematic. We need to establish the facts, and I expect this to happen. There is a risk here that myself and others are seen to be taking this matter too lightly. Even with that risk, I would like to make the point that in relation to the tradition of impunity in these matters, I find it important that the African Union has been encouraged to do something and is not sitting passively waiting for the government to comply. The African Union is totally publicly committed to putting pressure on the government, and at the moment is making an effort to increase its engagement in Darfur, both quantitatively and qualitatively in terms of the mandate. This needs to be supported. It is a new experience for the so-called international community to be able to relate to and support something like this, which we have never encountered before in an African crisis. We need to do more. The UN's role is absolutely essential. The commitment throughout Africa, via the African Union, to use the newly created Peace and Security Council has created a basis for the UN to act. Without this there would have been little grounds for optimism. Even that word is perhaps out of place in this instance. What can we do to exert maximum pressure? I still have not signed the country strategy paper for Sudan. More than EUR 400 million is available via unspent funds – which could not be used for normal development cooperation activities during the many years of fighting between north and south – and new money from the ninth EDF. This large amount of money cannot be made available until we see a comprehensive peace agreement. It is a political fact of life, which comes as no surprise anywhere - not here and not in Khartoum - that the situation in Darfur must be seen as part of any definition of peace in the country. This pressure is a major element in our effort to push things in a better direction. In the coming year we will face not only the demands relating to humanitarian aid, but we will also have to prepare to secure the livelihoods of the people whom we hope to assist in returning to their homes as soon as possible."@mt¹⁵ ". Mijnheer de Voorzitter, ik zou willen waarschuwen voor een al te voorbarig gebruik van de term “genocide”. Er is op dit ogenblik geen betrouwbaar bewijs dat dit een juiste kwalificatie is voor de gebeurtenissen in kwestie. Dit is een onmogelijke discussie, want als dat woord eenmaal gevallen is, wordt iedere poging tot verheldering en analyse slechts gezien als een poging om te verhullen wat het concreet inhoudt, een poging om het makkelijk te begrijpen te maken. Dit is zeer ernstig: een overijld gebruik van bepaalde woorden, en handelen en spreken alsof deze woorden de daadwerkelijke feiten weerspiegelen, is niet de manier waarop we het publiek duidelijk moeten maken dat wat we zien gebeuren onaanvaardbaar is en gestopt moet worden. Die stap zetten en in dit stadium bepaalde terminologie gebruiken kan mijns inziens problematisch zijn. We moeten de feiten vaststellen en ik verwacht dat dit ook zal gebeuren. Het risico bestaat dat men vindt dat ikzelf en anderen deze kwestie te licht opnemen. Desondanks wil ik erop wijzen dat ik er, in verband met de traditie van straffeloosheid in deze zaken, belang aan hecht dat de Afrikaanse Unie wordt aangemoedigd om op te treden en dat zij niet passief afwacht of de regering gehoorzaamt. De Afrikaanse Unie is publiekelijk volledig voorstander van het uitoefenen van druk op de regering en spant zich momenteel in om haar activiteiten in Darfur te intensiveren, zowel in kwantitatief opzicht als kwalitatief, in termen van haar mandaat. Dit moet gesteund worden. Het is een nieuwe ervaring voor de zogeheten internationale gemeenschap om betrokken te zijn bij en steun te geven aan iets dergelijks als dit. Wij zijn dit nooit eerder tegengekomen in een Afrikaanse crisis. We moeten nog meer doen. De rol van de VN is absoluut van wezenlijk belang. De vastberadenheid die, via de Afrikaanse Unie, in heel Afrika heerst om gebruik te maken van de onlangs in het leven geroepen Vredes- en Veiligheidsraad heeft de weg bereid voor ingrijpen van de VN. Er zou anders weinig reden zijn geweest tot optimisme. Zelfs dat woord is in dit geval misschien misplaatst. Wat kunnen we doen om zoveel mogelijk druk uit te oefenen? Ik heb het landenstrategiedocument voor Soedan nog steeds niet ondertekend. Er is meer dan 400 miljoen euro beschikbaar aan niet uitgegeven middelen - die gedurende de vele jaren waarin strijd werd gevoerd tussen het noorden en het zuiden niet konden worden gebruikt voor normale activiteiten op het gebied van de ontwikkelingssamenwerking - en aan geld uit het negende EOF, dat onlangs is toegekend. Dit grote geldbedrag kan pas worden uitgekeerd als er een alomvattend vredesakkoord is gesloten. Het is vanuit politiek oogpunt onontkoombaar - en dit is voor niemand, noch hier noch in Khartoem, een verrassing - dat de situatie in Darfur deel moet uitmaken van welke vredesregeling dan ook. Deze druk is een belangrijk element in onze inspanningen om de zaken in een betere richting te duwen. We zullen het komende jaar niet alleen geconfronteerd worden met behoeften aan humanitaire hulp, maar wij zullen ook voorbereidingen moeten treffen om het leven van de mensen veilig te stellen die wij hopen te kunnen helpen bij een spoedige terugkeer naar huis."@nl³ "Mr President, I would warn against jumping into the terminology of genocide. At the moment there is no authoritative evidence that this is the correct way of characterising the events in question. This is an impossible discussion because, once the word is there, any attempt to clarify and analyse it is only seen as an attempt to cover what it looks or sounds like, an attempt to make it easy to understand. This is very serious: rushing to use certain words, and acting and speaking as if these words are the actual facts, is not the way to clarify to the public that what we see is unacceptable and has to be stopped. Taking that step and using certain terminology at this stage can be, in my opinion, problematic. We need to establish the facts, and I expect this to happen. There is a risk here that myself and others are seen to be taking this matter too lightly. Even with that risk, I would like to make the point that in relation to the tradition of impunity in these matters, I find it important that the African Union has been encouraged to do something and is not sitting passively waiting for the government to comply. The African Union is totally publicly committed to putting pressure on the government, and at the moment is making an effort to increase its engagement in Darfur, both quantitatively and qualitatively in terms of the mandate. This needs to be supported. It is a new experience for the so-called international community to be able to relate to and support something like this, which we have never encountered before in an African crisis. We need to do more. The UN's role is absolutely essential. The commitment throughout Africa, via the African Union, to use the newly created Peace and Security Council has created a basis for the UN to act. Without this there would have been little grounds for optimism. Even that word is perhaps out of place in this instance. What can we do to exert maximum pressure? I still have not signed the country strategy paper for Sudan. More than EUR 400 million is available via unspent funds – which could not be used for normal development cooperation activities during the many years of fighting between north and south – and new money from the ninth EDF. This large amount of money cannot be made available until we see a comprehensive peace agreement. It is a political fact of life, which comes as no surprise anywhere - not here and not in Khartoum - that the situation in Darfur must be seen as part of any definition of peace in the country. This pressure is a major element in our effort to push things in a better direction. In the coming year we will face not only the demands relating to humanitarian aid, but we will also have to prepare to secure the livelihoods of the people whom we hope to assist in returning to their homes as soon as possible."@pl¹⁶ "Senhor Presidente, alertaria para a precipitação de adoptar o termo genocídio. De momento, não há uma prova cabal de que esta é a forma correcta de caracterizar os acontecimentos no Sudão. Esta é uma discussão impossível porque, uma vez que a palavra vem à baila, qualquer tentativa de esclarecer e analisar é vista apenas como uma tentativa de encobrir o que parece ou soa como tal, uma tentativa de facilitar a compreensão da situação. Isto é muito sério: precipitarmo-nos no uso de certas palavras e actuar e falar como se essas palavras correspondessem aos factos reais, não é maneira de explicar ao público que o que vimos não é aceitável e não pode continuar. Dar esse passo e usar, nesta fase, uma determinada terminologia pode ser, na minha opinião, problemático. Precisamos de apurar os factos, e espero que assim aconteça. Eu e outros corremos o risco, neste caso, de sermos vistos como alguém que aligeira demasiado a questão. Mesmo correndo esse risco, gostaria de assinalar que em relação à tradição de impunidade nestas matérias, considero importante que a União Africana tenha sido encorajada a fazer qualquer coisa e a não esperar passivamente que o Governo cumpra a sua parte. É do domínio público que a União Africana está absolutamente empenhada em exercer pressão sobre o governo e, de momento, está a envidar esforços para aumentar a intervenção em Darfur, quer qualitativamente, quer quantitativamente, nos termos do mandato. Esta posição tem de ser apoiada. Trata-se de uma nova experiência para a chamada comunidade internacional o facto de ser capaz de se relacionar e apoiar algo deste tipo, uma questão que nunca se nos colocou antes numa crise africana. Precisamos de fazer mais. O papel das Nações Unidas é absolutamente essencial. O compromisso em toda a África, por via da União Africana, de utilizar o recentemente criado Conselho para a Paz e Segurança criou a base de actuação para as Nações Unidas. Sem isso, poucas teriam sido as razões para optimismos. Digamos até que esta palavra é provavelmente descabida neste momento. Que podemos fazer para exercer a máxima pressão? Eu ainda não assinei o documento da estratégia nacional para o Sudão. Estão disponíveis mais de 400 milhões de euros por via de fundos não despendidos – que não puderam ser aplicados em actividades normais no domínio da cooperação para o desenvolvimento durante os muitos anos de luta entre o Norte e o Sul – e de novos dinheiros do 9º FED. Esta elevada verba não pode ser disponibilizada enquanto não se realizar um acordo de paz abrangente. Trata-se de um facto político, que não constitui surpresa em lado algum – nem aqui nem em Cartum – o facto de a situação em Darfur ter de ser encarada como parte de qualquer definição de paz no país. Esta pressão é um elemento importantíssimo no nosso esforço para encaminhar as coisas na melhor direcção. Nos próximos anos, enfrentaremos não só as exigências relacionadas com a ajuda humanitária, como teremos também de nos preparar para assegurar a subsistência das populações, que ajudaremos, assim o esperamos, a regressar às suas casas tão breve quanto possível."@pt¹⁷ "Mr President, I would warn against jumping into the terminology of genocide. At the moment there is no authoritative evidence that this is the correct way of characterising the events in question. This is an impossible discussion because, once the word is there, any attempt to clarify and analyse it is only seen as an attempt to cover what it looks or sounds like, an attempt to make it easy to understand. This is very serious: rushing to use certain words, and acting and speaking as if these words are the actual facts, is not the way to clarify to the public that what we see is unacceptable and has to be stopped. Taking that step and using certain terminology at this stage can be, in my opinion, problematic. We need to establish the facts, and I expect this to happen. There is a risk here that myself and others are seen to be taking this matter too lightly. Even with that risk, I would like to make the point that in relation to the tradition of impunity in these matters, I find it important that the African Union has been encouraged to do something and is not sitting passively waiting for the government to comply. The African Union is totally publicly committed to putting pressure on the government, and at the moment is making an effort to increase its engagement in Darfur, both quantitatively and qualitatively in terms of the mandate. This needs to be supported. It is a new experience for the so-called international community to be able to relate to and support something like this, which we have never encountered before in an African crisis. We need to do more. The UN's role is absolutely essential. The commitment throughout Africa, via the African Union, to use the newly created Peace and Security Council has created a basis for the UN to act. Without this there would have been little grounds for optimism. Even that word is perhaps out of place in this instance. What can we do to exert maximum pressure? I still have not signed the country strategy paper for Sudan. More than EUR 400 million is available via unspent funds – which could not be used for normal development cooperation activities during the many years of fighting between north and south – and new money from the ninth EDF. This large amount of money cannot be made available until we see a comprehensive peace agreement. It is a political fact of life, which comes as no surprise anywhere - not here and not in Khartoum - that the situation in Darfur must be seen as part of any definition of peace in the country. This pressure is a major element in our effort to push things in a better direction. In the coming year we will face not only the demands relating to humanitarian aid, but we will also have to prepare to secure the livelihoods of the people whom we hope to assist in returning to their homes as soon as possible."@sk¹⁸ "Mr President, I would warn against jumping into the terminology of genocide. At the moment there is no authoritative evidence that this is the correct way of characterising the events in question. This is an impossible discussion because, once the word is there, any attempt to clarify and analyse it is only seen as an attempt to cover what it looks or sounds like, an attempt to make it easy to understand. This is very serious: rushing to use certain words, and acting and speaking as if these words are the actual facts, is not the way to clarify to the public that what we see is unacceptable and has to be stopped. Taking that step and using certain terminology at this stage can be, in my opinion, problematic. We need to establish the facts, and I expect this to happen. There is a risk here that myself and others are seen to be taking this matter too lightly. Even with that risk, I would like to make the point that in relation to the tradition of impunity in these matters, I find it important that the African Union has been encouraged to do something and is not sitting passively waiting for the government to comply. The African Union is totally publicly committed to putting pressure on the government, and at the moment is making an effort to increase its engagement in Darfur, both quantitatively and qualitatively in terms of the mandate. This needs to be supported. It is a new experience for the so-called international community to be able to relate to and support something like this, which we have never encountered before in an African crisis. We need to do more. The UN's role is absolutely essential. The commitment throughout Africa, via the African Union, to use the newly created Peace and Security Council has created a basis for the UN to act. Without this there would have been little grounds for optimism. Even that word is perhaps out of place in this instance. What can we do to exert maximum pressure? I still have not signed the country strategy paper for Sudan. More than EUR 400 million is available via unspent funds – which could not be used for normal development cooperation activities during the many years of fighting between north and south – and new money from the ninth EDF. This large amount of money cannot be made available until we see a comprehensive peace agreement. It is a political fact of life, which comes as no surprise anywhere - not here and not in Khartoum - that the situation in Darfur must be seen as part of any definition of peace in the country. This pressure is a major element in our effort to push things in a better direction. In the coming year we will face not only the demands relating to humanitarian aid, but we will also have to prepare to secure the livelihoods of the people whom we hope to assist in returning to their homes as soon as possible."@sl¹⁹ ". Herr talman! Jag vill avråda från att förhasta sig i användningen av begreppet folkmord. För tillfället finns det inga avgörande bevis för att det är rätta sättet att beskriva händelserna ifråga. Det blir en omöjlig diskussion eftersom, när man väl en gång uttalat ordet, uppfattas varje försök att förtydliga eller analysera det, bara som ett försök att släta över ordets innebörd, som ett försök att göra det mer lättbegripligt. Detta är mycket allvarligt. Att förhastat använda vissa ord, och agera och tala som om dessa ord vore verkliga fakta, är inte rätta sättet att klargöra för allmänheten att vad vi bevittnar är oacceptabelt och måste stoppas. Att välja att använda vissa begrepp på det här stadiet, kan enligt min uppfattning vara problematiskt. Vi måste fastställa fakta, och jag förväntar mig att så skall ske. Risken finns att det ser ut som om jag själv och andra tar alltför lätt på saken. Trots den risken skulle jag vilja framhäva att i förhållande till traditionen med straffrihet i dessa frågor, anser jag att det är viktigt att Afrikanska unionen har uppmuntrats att göra något och att de inte bara sitter där och passivt väntar på att regeringen skall göra vad de lovat. Afrikanska unionen har helt officiellt åtagit sig att utöva påtryckningar på regeringen, och just nu anstränger sig Afrikanska unionen för att utvidga sitt engagemang i Darfur, och utöka sitt uppdrag både kvantitativt och kvalitativt. Vi måste stödja detta. Det är en ny erfarenhet för det så kallade världssamfundet att kunna relatera till och stödja något av det här slaget, vilket vi aldrig tidigare stött på i en afrikansk kris. Vi måste göra mer. FN:s roll är helt oumbärlig. Att hela Afrika genom Afrikanska unionen sluter upp bakom det nybildade freds- och säkerhetsrådet har skapat en grundval för FN att kunna agera. Utan detta skulle det finnas liten anledning till optimism. Inte ens det ordet kanske passar i detta sammanhang. Vad kan vi göra för att utöva maximala påtryckningar? Jag har fortfarande inte skrivit under landstrategidokumentet för Sudan. Över 400 miljoner euro finns tillgängliga i form av oförbrukade medel – medel som inte har kunnat användas för vanlig verksamhet i utvecklingssamarbetet under de många åren av strider mellan nord och syd – och i form av nya medel från nionde Europeiska utvecklingsfonden. Detta stora belopp kan inte göras tillgängligt förrän vi får ett heltäckande fredsavtal. Det är ett politiskt faktum, som inte kommer som någon överraskning någonstans, inte här och inte i Khartoum, att situationen i Darfur måste beaktas i varje definition av fred i landet. Dessa påtryckningar är en viktig del av vår ansträngning för att få saker och ting att gå i en bättre riktning. Under det kommande året kommer vi inte bara att ställas inför kraven med humanitärt bistånd, utan vi kommer också att behöva göra förberedelser för att säkra försörjningen för de människor som vi hoppas kunna hjälpa att återvända till sina hem så snart som möjligt."@sv²¹
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