I have the honour to submit for the Assembly’s consideration draft resolution A/48/L.47, on strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian emergency assistance of the United Nations.
I am happy to be able to submit a draft resolution sponsored by so many countries. I should like to draw attentio…
In December 1991, 19 parties gathered in Johannesburg for the historic opening session of the Convention for a Democratic South Africa
When I was a teenager, Alan Paton’s moving and eloquent novel, Cry, the Beloved Country, was my first introduction, as it was for many Canadians, to the pain and te…
Forty-five years ago today, the States Members of the United Nations met to proclaim the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the ideal that all peoples and all nations should strive to achieve.
This year’s International Human Rights Day is especially significant because it is the first such co…
On 16 November, Guyana deposited its instrument of ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, bringing the total number of ratifications and accessions to 60. The Convention will therefore enter into force on 16 November 1994.
This is the latest milestone in a process that…
On 30 September 1991, Haiti’s democratically elected President, the Reverend Jean-Bertrand Aristide, was overthrown during an attempt to trample the democratic will of the Haitian people. Since then, Haiti has endured a long and painful nightmare of repression and brutality. Canada cannot but expres…
This has been a trying year for all those involved in this very difficult humanitarian emergency enterprise undertaken for entire populations who found themselves at the extreme point of life, death, despair and chaos. It has been trying also, and especially, for the tens of millions of
In this con…
Canada reaffirms its full support for the establishment of a firm and lasting peace in Central America based on freedom, democracy and development. The regional peace process demonstrates the determination of Central Americans, with the assistance of the international community, to resolve the probl…
Canada, Australia and New Zealand are pleased to support the draft consensus resolution before the Assembly on the complete withdrawal of foreign military forces from the territories of the Baltic States.
Last year we adopted a resolution on this question along much the same lines as the text befor…
It is with a great deal of interest that Canada addresses the Assembly on the subject of international control of narcotics, an issue that requires constant vigilance on the part of the international community.
Because of its nature, this problem requires especially vigorous international cooperati…
It has been an extraordinary year since the General Assembly met last year. We have seen breakthroughs in two areas - South Africa and the Middle East - which have bedevilled the international community for decades. Bringing both to a successful conclusion will be hard, but we have good reasons for …
The draft resolution we are considering today addresses the enhancement of cooperation between the United Nations and the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), a regional arrangement in the sense of Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter.
On 26 May of this year, the Secretary…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of
Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Our three countries are pleased to support
the consensus draft resolution on the withdrawal of foreign military forces
from the Baltic States. Tie peaceful resolution of this issue is essential
(Mr. Haakonsen. Denmark)
f…
Last year I opened my statement in this debate
by hailing an extraordinary time, a time of great promise for South Africa and
its people. This year, as we meet again to consider the situation in South
Africa, we do so with mixed emotions. The historic gains achieved since
February 1990 continue …
I am proud to speak on behalf of the people
of Canada at this meeting of the General Assembly. We undertake a historic
task here today; to reflect on last June's United nations Conference on
Environment and Development (UNCED), otherwise known as the Earth Summit, held
in Rio de Janeiro, and mor…
It is a wonderful honour to be a part of
this historic gathering in the United Nations General Assembly. These special
plenary meetings on issues facing people with disabilities put us in
distinguished company. Indeed, they deal with a matter of great importance.
(Mr. Sardenberg. Brazil)
So man…
I am deeply
honoured to have the opportunity to address the Assembly. As I look around
this Hall, I see the faces of so many men and women who have worked tirelessly
to improve the quality of life for the world's more than 500 million disabled
persons.
This is indeed an historic occasion not on…
Allow me to
begin by congratulating you. Sir, on your election as President of the
forty-seventh session of the General Assembly. You are assuming this
important position at a pivotal moment in the history of the United Nations
and its Member States. You may rely on my delegation's continued coo…
Once again the nations of the world meet
in full assembly in this Hall to discuss the state of our world, to report on
our actions of the past year, and to express the focus of our intentions in
the coming years. Many of us had hoped that this might be a time for
celebration, a time for rejoicin…
The Canadian delegation welcomes the adoption of this resolution and thanks Member States for their support. We would also like to thank the very many sponsors of this text, which marks an important stage in relations between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francophonie (…
My delegation joins in the consensus on the resolution pertaining to co-operation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States. We warmly welcome this co-operation between the United Nations and the long-established and well- respected League. However, we wish to explainourabsten- tion o…
