It is a tremendous pleasure to see you, Mr. Minister, presiding over the Council today, and also to have heard the characteristically timely and pertinent statement of the
The provision of protection and humanitarian assistance to war-affected populations has been and will continue to be of central…
Canada will support the draft resolution creating phase II of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC). This decision follows a thorough debate involving the most senior levels of my Government. It was a debate about the imperatives of common security, …
Canada will vote in favour of the draft resolution before us on the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL). The draft resolution gives expression to the international community's commitment to peace in Sierra Leone. We are deeply grateful for the sacrifices made by the Economic Community o…
Like others, Canada wishes to express its deep appreciation for what we consider to be the remarkable efforts and achievements of Sergio Vieira de Mello. Mr. Vieira de Mello deserves special praise for involving the East Timorese so closely in the work of the United Nations Transitional Administrati…
Canada welcomes the initiatives that you, Mr. President, have taken this month. They represent a step towards the more vigorous commitment of the Council and its members to Africa. Today, several speakers have stated that the primary challenge facing us is that of transforming those commitments into…
Canada warmly welcomes the nomination of Nelson Mandela as the new Facilitator of the Arusha peace process. We strongly support his efforts to achieve a negotiated political and peaceful solution to the conflict in Burundi. We are pleased to hear that Mr. Mandela successfully launched his work in Ar…
The Canadian intervention this morning in this historic debate will be made by Mr. Joseph Caron, who is our Assistant Deputy Minister responsible for Africa and Asia.
I jumped the gun on the United Nations aircraft. It is coming now. That was finances.
“Voice: (spoke in Portuguese; interpreted into English at the scene) On the two United Nations flights which were brought down in the Huambo area we use the same type of missile, and the person who brought them do…
Canada welcomes this open meeting of the Security Council on the very important question of the situation of refugees in Africa. We believe that this debate will be very useful to the Council’s work in the coming weeks.
First of all, we would like to express our appreciation and gratitude to the Hi…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the delegations of Australia, New Zealand and Canada in explanation of position following the adoption of the programme budget for the biennium 2000-2001.
We are pleased that, overall, fiscal discipline has been maintained. We are also pleased that considerab…
I would like to begin by thanking Mr. Annabi for yet another excellent and comprehensive briefing and by extending Canada’s appreciation to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, and all the men and women of the United Nations Transitional Administration in …
In his letter to the Secretary-General of 8 November 1999, the President of Haiti, His Excellency Mr. René Préval, clearly expressed his wish that an institutional support mission should be
In his reports to the General Assembly on democracy and human rights in Haiti, and in his reports to the Secu…
Canada joined consensus on resolution 54/96 J on emergency assistance to the Sudan. We did so to show Canada’s continuing support for humanitarian assistance for the people of the Sudan.
However, we continue to have reservations about some of the language contained in the text and its potential eff…
The adoption of a comprehensive resolution is an important step in the continuing process to resolve the situation in Iraq.
It is the culmination, as we are all too aware, of many months of negotiation and intense diplomacy by all of us. We must, however, pay particular tribute to your personal eff…
While this is the fifth time that I have addressed the General Assembly on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related
If the purpose of this debate is to take stock of where we are and to provide some general guidance for the Open-…
I join others, Mr. President, in expressing pleasure at seeing you in the Chair again. I thank you deeply for your interest in the subjects we have been discussing over the last couple of days.
Canada is pleased to note that the Secretary-General’s newly appointed Special Representative, Kamel Morj…
It is, indeed, a pleasure to see you here, Mr. President, participating in this important debate. The commitment of your country and Government, and your own personal commitment, to Africa, is well known and deeply appreciated around this table. On a more personal note, I should also like to thank y…
The delegation of Canada has the honour today of introducing the draft resolution on assistance for humanitarian relief, rehabilitation and development for East Timor. We are introducing this draft resolution on behalf of the sponsors listed in document A/54/L.68, as well as the additional sponsors:…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting in this format. We join others who have already spoken in welcoming the Secretary-General's appointment of his new Special Representative in Sierra Leone, Mr. Adeniji, under whose direction we had the privilege of working in Bangui. We also joi…
Canada voted in favour of the resolution the Council has just adopted. We would have preferred to adopt a 180-day roll-over into phase VII. However, we are able to support this seven-day extension in order to allow an extra week for negotiations among the permanent members on a comprehensive resolut…
