I would first like to express my appreciation, Sir, to your Government, the Government of the Netherlands, for holding this debate. In our eight months on the Council, we have repeatedly witnessed how human rights abuses, attacks on humanitarian workers, forced displacement and other civilian suffer…
I should like to begin by expressing my Government’s deep appreciation for the essential work being undertaken under extremely difficult and dangerous circumstances by all the men and women of the United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET), as well as by national and international aid agencies, w…
We fully associate ourselves with the congratulations addressed to you, Mr. President, particularly those so eloquently expressed by the representatives of Sierra Leone, the United Kingdom and France.
I would first like to pay tribute to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Fran…
Thank you very much, Mr. President, and really, a very warm thank you to all colleagues on the Council for their kind words to me and my delegation as to the task we are all doing. We could not
I might note that the basis for much of our work is the Secretary-General’s report last year on the cause…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, and our colleagues on the Security Council for organizing this open briefing of the Council on a subject that I think is of significant interest to the broader membership of the Organization.
As I mentioned in informal consultations yesterday, what I hope to do t…
I join you, Sir, and others who have expressed profound sorrow at the passing of His
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Allow me to thank the High Commissioner, Mrs. Ogata, for her briefing which, as usual, was both thoughtful and thorough. As Mrs. Ogata quite rightly noted, conflicts and the flows of refugees and…
Canada welcomes today’s adoption of this resolution on Kosovo, which paves the way for a peaceful settlement of this conflict. Most immediately and importantly, it will create the conditions for the safe return home of refugees in neighbouring countries and displaced persons within Kosovo. It was th…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the CANZ Group of countries — Australia, New Zealand and Canada — regarding the adoption of resolution 53/12 B concerning the support account for peacekeeping operations.
Our delegations joined the consensus on that resolution because we believe that, during …
Canada unconditionally supports this humanitarian draft resolution, which responds to the grave concerns of the international community about the catastrophic deterioration of the humanitarian situation in and around Kosovo resulting from the merciless action of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
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We are assembled tonight to consider a tragic event, one that has occurred in the context of a military action brought about by a nation’s
Bringing a halt to such action, protecting the people of Kosovo and permitting their safe return are NATO’s only purposes. NATO does not attack embassies or tar…
The representative of India made reference to the fact that three vetoes had been cast in this morning’s voting. I would simply like to point out, as the representative of a country that is rather sensitive about the issue of the veto, that my understanding is that the rules are very clear. There we…
The draft resolution before us today demands an immediate cessation of the hostilities and urgent resumption of negotiations. What has the entire international community been doing since the beginning of the humanitarian crisis in Kosovo if not negotiating urgently and actively in order to avert thi…
The international community is facing a situation in which a Government at the heart of Europe is flouting the most fundamental rights of its citizens using disproportionate force to suppress dissidents, sending its armoured tanks and artillery to destroy villages, killing innocent civilians and for…
Mr. President, first we would like to thank you and to congratulate you for having made today's debate possible. We welcome the presence of the Secretary-General at this debate.
At the outset, Canada reaffirms that a military solution cannot resolve a dispute that is essentially political, and that…
I thank you, Mr. President, for the kind words you addressed to me.
We are grateful to you, Sir, for allowing the Security Council to mark its sorrow at the passing of the Amir of
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We would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sierra Leone, Mr. Fr…
Mr. Vieira de Mello raised a number of important questions that the Security Council must consider. In this connection, we attach particular importance to continuing the practice of holding briefings and discussion meetings on humanitarian activities relevant to the Security Council.
The statement …
It is an honour to present for the consideration of the Assembly the draft decision entitled “Non-governmental organizations”, as contained in document A/53/L.68.
As requested in last year's decision 52/453 on this very same topic, the Secretary-General prepared a report on the arrangements and pra…
Canada is pleased that after two years the resolution on emergency assistance to the Sudan has been adopted by consensus.
In any negotiation there is a process of give and take, of compromise and agreement, and this is understood by all delegations. It is the position of the delegation of Canada th…
In 1945, the drafters of the United Nations Charter embraced a commitment — binding to this day on each and every Member of the Organization — to achieve universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all.
This undertaking left its mark on the evolution of international affairs: fr…
I have the honour to speak in the debate on agenda item 43, entitled “The situation of democracy and human rights in Haiti”, following which the General Assembly will take a decision on draft resolution A/53/L.57, which we hope will be unanimous.
But first of all, allow me to express our appreciati…
