There is nothing automatic about the process. The United Nations Security Council, which is charged with dealing with conflicts entrenched in international peace and security, discusses each issue on its merits.
There is now a growing acceptance that it would be better to utilise regional structures to deal with regional problems. In many of the African conflict situations, which are over 70% of the UN Security Council agenda, we do try to ensure that they become a UN initiative, and are then, by and large, supported by the presence of African troops in these conflict situations.
Let me quickly add that we do not want a situation to arise where the developed countries determine that this is no longer their problem and they just pass it on to the regional groups. We want to help them remain seized with us and, according to each conflict, determine what assistance the US will give to our African initiatives.
Attack on nurses at a youth centre in the Baviaanspoort Management Area
4. Bishop L J Tolo (ANC) asked the Minister of Correctional Services:
(1) What happened to the inmates who attacked and injured two nurses at a certain youth centre (name furnished) in the Baviaanspoort Management Area in Gauteng on 11 August 2005;
(2) whether any of these inmates were sentenced for this offence; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?