I too, would like to thank Sir Kieran for his briefing, which gave us a basic understanding of recent developments in Somalia. I would also like to thank very sincerely the Ambassador of Djibouti for his very detailed presentation on the creative and innovative efforts made by Djibouti to guide the …
Canada would like to express its gratitude to the Special
Representative, Mr. Vieira de Mello, for his efforts. We take great pleasure in seeing him again at this table.
Mr. Vieira de Mello deserves praise for having involved the Timorese very closely in the work of the United Nations Transitional…
Mr. President, thank you for organizing this open debate on a matter of enormous importance to all Members of the Organization. I would also like to warmly welcome both Mr. Bildt and Mr. Solana to our meeting this morning. Their presence and their remarks make a vitally important contribution to the…
Canada would like to express its strong support for the exceptional work being done by the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) under the leadership of Special Representative Jacques Paul Klein. He and his staff can count on the continued support of the international community a…
I would like to thank all of the judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for their report on the operation of the Tribunal, and thank especially President Claude Jorda for meeting with us today to discuss the recommendations set out in that report.
The work of…
We thank the Secretary-General for his report and Mr. Klein, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his statement. We are grateful to the diplomats and to the General for having reminded us of the essential elements of a peacekeeping operation — a clear mandate, consent of the part…
We would like at the outset to thank you, Sir, for having organized this public meeting of the Council in a spirit of transparency. We would like also to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for his progress report and to welcome the presence of the Secretary-General himself at …
As I had occasion to do earlier this morning, I extend a warm welcome to you, Sir, as you preside over the work of the Council for the month of June. Along with others, I wish that your month may be somewhat less interesting than the month of Ambassador Wang Yingfan, whom I certainly join others in …
I would like to join previous speakers in thanking Mr. Annabi for his briefing.
First, I would like to express Canada’s condolences over the lives lost in the recent flooding in East and West Timor and to congratulate the joint efforts of aid agencies, the United Nations Transitional Administration…
Canada welcomes the report of the Security Council mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We thank the members of the delegation for their work on behalf of peace in that country and hope that their practical expression of the commitment of the Security Council to the region will encourage…
We would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Petrov, for his briefing, as well as his excellent work in the field.
We welcome the successful conclusion of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT), which is a proud achievement, and particularl…
Canada is seriously concerned over the situation in Sierra Leone, because of both the grave danger to many of the people of Sierra Leone and the repugnant image of hundreds of troops of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) being detained by a signatory of the Lomé Peace Agreement.
A…
I would like to begin my intervention by thanking Ambassador Chowdhury for the impressive leadership that he displayed as head of the Security Council mission to Kosovo. He constantly and very eloquently found the right words to convey to the communities we visited the essential message of our manda…
Let me at the outset welcome the High Representative, Mr. Wolfgang Petritsch, to the Council table and thank him for his important briefing to this open meeting of the Council, although it could have been in an open debate.
As was emphasized by the Ambassador of Bangladesh, this is a very important…
Canada welcomes the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Peace-building Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) for another year. We thank Mr. Prendergast for his briefing and, like him, believe that the Office can build on the recent success of the democratic process and on the formatio…
Allow me to thank Secretary- General Annan for a thoughtful and incisive assessment of
The presence of the Secretary-General at the outset of our debate this morning serves to underscore the seriousness of the issue before us. He has admirably set the scene for the discussion we are having, and we …
Canada warmly welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on the role of United Nations peacekeeping in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR). We thank the Secretary-General for his hard work in producing this constructive in-depth analysis, which will go a long way towards helping Ca…
I thank Mr. Annabi for his briefing.
The United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) continues to make a significant contribution to stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina and will remain a critical component in the international effort to restore peace and stability to the entire Balkan…
Let me begin, Mr. President, by associating myself with your warm welcome to Ambassador Levitte. I certainly look forward very much to working closely with him over the months ahead. It is a pleasure to hear him remember his predecessor with such kind words. I know we share those sentiments. Mr. Lev…
Canada joins the international community in co-sponsoring the draft resolution before the General Assembly today and in expressing its solidarity with the people of Mozambique and southern Africa in the face of this tragic natural disaster.
Canada has joined in the international effort to assist th…
