Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-03-14-Speech-3-162"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-03-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Conflict prevention and crisis management2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010314.5.3-162"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-03-14-Speech-3-1632
lpv:speaker	lp:Brian Crowley2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, in the short time allocated to me I am not going to go back over some of the points already raised. However conflict resolution and prevention of conflict do require investment. Investment not just in terms of theories and studies and knowledge of history but also financial investment to try and ensure that the causes of conflict are recognised. Some of the causes relating to ethnic and religious origin and so on have already been mentioned. But there are also economic causes. The most successful area of conflict prevention with which the European Union has been involved in recent years was in the city of Mostar. Even though it did not succeed in the end the kind of investment we started to put into Mostar was very successful. As we look forward now to a new range of conflicts and regional uncertainties, we have to make sure that we have the capacity to respond. Ireland would be proud to play its part in a European Rapid Reaction Force with a humanitarian and peace-keeping role, but that and NATO must not be the only option. The resolution and prevention of conflict requires dialogue and opposing parties have to be brought together. You must make peace with your enemy, not with your friend. There is a saying that opportunity comes to pass, not to pause. Too often we miss the opportunity to intervene and prevent conflict. My final point is that, in our discussions, we must be mindful of the effects of conflict on children and young people. According to UNICEF reports, over two million children have been killed in the conflicts in the last decade. There are 300 000 child soldiers around the world and millions and millions of orphans. More must be done to protect children."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Fianna Fáil Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; UEN (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-30--2002-01-14)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Crowley (UEN )."1

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