I have the honour to speak on the agenda item entitled “The situation of democracy and human rights in Haiti” and to express support for draft resolution A/52/L.65, which we hope will be adopted by consensus.
I should like to begin by expressing our appreciation to the International Civilian Missio…
I would like to begin my intervention by thanking President Udovenko, on behalf of my delegation, for having, through his good offices, helped to avoid a divisive confrontation on this issue. In light of that example of his work, I am certain that under his able Chairmanship, and with the assistance…
I am pleased to take the floor today as the Security Council considers a draft resolution establishing a United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti (MIPONUH), an entirely new Mission which is clearly adapted to Haiti’s special circumstances. The members of the Council are hereby sending a very …
Last July Canada warmly welcomed the measures proposed by the Secretary-General to strengthen the United Nations humanitarian system. These reforms seek to better focus the capacities of the Emergency Relief Coordinator and his new Office on the three core functions established by the General Assemb…
I am pleased to be able to make the following statement on behalf of Australia, New Zealand and Canada (the CANZ Group).
An organization’s ability to evolve in order to be able to continue to carry out its mandate in a constantly shifting environment is the true test of its strength and stability a…
This debate on the report of the Security Council for the period 16 June 1996 to 15 June 1997 is welcome both as an exercise in transparency and as a reminder that the Security Council belongs to the United Nations membership as a whole. We thank the Permanent Representative of Chile, Ambassador Jua…
I should like to thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for his statement this morning, and especially for his favourable reference to the Ottawa process and the global efforts to prevent the production and use of anti-personnel landmines. However, I should li…
May I first take this opportunity to congratulate my very good friend, the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, on his election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-second session and to convey to him the best wishes of Canada for a successful and productive association in this session. I know …
Only four months ago representatives of Member States gathered in this Chamber to acknowledge a breakthrough in the Angolan peace
I wish to convey Canada’s deep concern at the very tense situation in Angola. The increased fragility of the peace process is disturbing, and the continued suffering of …
I am pleased to take the floor today in support of draft resolution A/51/L.77/Rev.1. We hope that the Assembly will adopt this draft resolution by consensus.
We are meeting to debate this agenda item today first and foremost to highlight the continued progress in Haiti towards the consolidation of …
I am pleased to have the opportunity to participate today in the Security Council’s debate on the situation in Haiti. Canada is also pleased that the members of the Council seem prepared to adopt a draft resolution implementing the recommendations made by the Secretary-General in his most recent rep…
I am pleased to be able to speak on the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Verification of Human Rights and of Compliance with the Commitments of the Comprehensive Agreement on Human Rights in Guatemala (MINUGUA) and the new, expanded role it is being given in the implement…
Canada is deeply saddened and shocked by the attack against innocent Israeli schoolchildren today in Jordan, and we too extend our condolences to their families. Such deplorable acts of violence must not be allowed to derail the peace process. We believe that maintaining the current peace process is…
Less than two weeks ago, the Foreign Minister of Canada, in company with the former Secretary-General and many other supporters of peace in Guatemala, witnessed the signature ceremonies in Guatemala of the Agreement on a Firm and Lasting Peace aimed at ending over 35 years of civil conflict in that …
My delegation wishes to associate itself with the statements just made by the representatives of the United States and of Ireland, speaking on behalf of the European Union.
This is a landmark occasion — the first time an Executive Secretary of the Provisional Technical Secretariat for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) has appeared before the General Assembly of the United Nations. Canada salutes the achievements of the organization and the …
The World Summit for Social Development represented a historic step in the efforts of the international community to come to grips with the issue of social development in today’s world. Of course, the Copenhagen Summit
The crucial point, however, is that the Summit successfully forged an internatio…
I have the honour to speak today in my capacity as Chairman for the month of December of the Group of Western European and other States on the occasion of the appointment of the new Secretary-General. It is also a great privilege to have this opportunity to thank Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali for his ou…
I am pleased to express my support for the draft resolution being considered today by the Security Council on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This draft resolution authorizes the establishment of a Stabilization Force (SFOR) and extends the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia an…
As Chairman of the Group of Western European and other States, I have the honour of addressing the General Assembly today on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). This is a historic event, and I am pleased to have the opportunity
Fifty years ago, t…
