Since this is my first opportunity this month to address you, Mr. President, allow me first to congratulate you on your outstanding conduct of the Council’s deliberations. The delegation of Canada has greatly appreciated your effective guidance of the Council’s work this month.
I also wish to take …
We, too, should like to commend the efforts, imagination and patience of Ambassador de Rojas of Venezuela, without which we would not have been successful. Through you, Mr. President, who have supported him, we thank him most sincerely.
Despite all these efforts, however, and though we do not wish …
As this is my first opportunity to address the Security Council during the month of April, allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your conduct of the Council’s affairs. We are convinced that thanks to your skilful leadership, the Council will perform its duties in a fruitful and effective m…
The inauguration of President René Préval on 7 February this year was the first peaceful transfer of power in Haiti’s history from one democratically elected President to another. Haiti can now proudly say that it has
However, there is still some distance to be travelled in consolidating the gains …
As this is my first opportunity to address the Security Council during February, allow me to congratulate you, Madam President, on the way your presidency has unfolded. I know that, as a result of your capable guidance, the Council has carried out its tasks in a fruitful and effective manner. Allow …
My delegation welcomes the adoption without a vote of the programme budget for the biennium 1996-1997. My delegation attaches particular importance to consensus decision-making in budgetary matters and therefore wishes to express its appreciation to you, Sir; to our coordinators, Mr. Martin Sharp of…
The conflict that degenerated into violence in the former Yugoslavia in 1991 forced us to come to grips with a virulent nationalism and an undemocratic power struggle that was an assault on our fundamental values.
Yesterday, in Paris, a historic Agreement for Bosnia and Herzegovina, aimed at puttin…
In reference to the outer-space resolution before us, I want to affirm that Canada’s abstention this year does not represent a lessening of our commitment to ensuring the prevention of an arms race in outer space. It rather stems from our firm conviction that, on a priority basis in 1996, the Confer…
I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December and to thank your predecessor, the Permanent
As you know, Sir, Canada made its views on the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAM…
Haiti has just gone through one of the most crucial and eventful years in its history. Since the return of President Aristide to the country on 15 October 1994, some important groundwork has been done. Progress has been made in three key areas: strengthening and consolidating Haiti’s democracy, resp…
I welcome this opportunity to set out how Canada views the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development. This is also the right occasion to speak to the role of the United Nations in the implementation of the Programme of Action. Since this is the first time the General Assembly has considered…
I am pleased to have this opportunity, on behalf of the people of Canada, to bring remarks on this occasion marking the conclusion of the United Nations Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks.
For centuries, men and women of good will have sought to enlarge and perfec…
Support for the Department of Humanitarian Affairs in its assigned coordination role was reaffirmed by the leaders of the Group of Seven at their meeting in Halifax in June. As the report of the Secretary-General makes clear, the need for effective coordination of humanitarian assistance has never b…
The text of my statement that will be circulated to Members this afternoon will be more complete than the version I will present now.
Canada believes that a healthy United Nations is essential to a world in which international stability and sustainable development reign. The importance we attach to…
I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for assuming, as did his predecessor, the chairmanship of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council. The two Vice- Chairmen of the Working Group who ar…
Canada values highly the work of the United Nations in assisting the peoples and Governments of Central America in achieving democracy and development. The respect in which the Organization is held in Central America has allowed it to assist the Governments and peoples of Central America to achieve …
First, I wish to transmit to the Assembly, on behalf of the Canadian delegation, our most profound and sincere condolences on the death of Israeli Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin. The world has lost a great statesman dedicated to peace and reconciliation. The prayers of the Canadian people are with th…
Canada once again supported the resolution on this issue. Canada has followed its own policy on Cuba, believing that engagement rather than isolation is the best means of encouraging reform in Cuba. Canada’s primary concern with respect to the embargo remains its intended extraterritorial reach — th…
On the tenth anniversary of International Youth Year, I have the privilege and pleasure to share with the General Assembly some of Canada’s perspectives and policies on youth issues.
Since International Youth Year, 10 years ago, we have witnessed significant progress. More children now
None the le…
It is a great honour to represent Canada here today as we celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations during this general debate.
All these Canadians had a unifying purpose: to promote progress in implementing the United Nations Charter, which enshrines the commitment of the people of …
