The situation in Kampuchea continues to be a source of sincere concern for Canada; it is therefore my duty once again to address the Assembly on this subject. I wish first to reaffirm our support for any measures likely to contribute to a solution of this problem.
3. This is the fourth year in succ…
We welcome the Director General's remarks this morning both for their candour and for their clear commitment to IAEA and its work. The Director General and the secretariat are to be congratulated for the most useful annual report we are considering today. 105. The Agency has been given a central rol…
Canada voted in favour of draft resolution A/36/L.IO, on the report of IAEA. in- cluding the amendments contained in document A/36/ L. 12. We regret that the draft resolution did not obtain consensus, as has been the aim and the practice in pre- vious years. \Ve are uneasy about the introduction of …
I have the honour to- day of speaking on behalf of the five member Govern- ments of the c()nia\:;~ group-Canada, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States of America-which have been working to- gether during the past four years in an attempt to negoti- ate an …
Canada shares with the other members of the Assembly a deep abhor- rence of apartheid and the institutionalized and systematic violation of fundamental human rights which it entails. In his address to the General Assembly on 22 September [4th meeting] the Canadian Secre- tary of'State for External A…
I wish to make a brief comment on Canada's vote on draft resolution A/35/L.ll/Rev.l. Canada, as a realiable supplier of nuclear material and exporter of a proven and unique reactor technology, is vitally interested in promoting the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. At the same time, we have an equall…
We are gathered here for the third time to dis- cuss the presence in Afghanistan of Soviet troops which the USSR refuses to withdraw. This refusal constitutes a grave disregard of the fundamental principles of the Char- ter. Twice last year an overwhelming majority of the As- sembly adopted resoluti…
In each of the last five years we have discussed the continuing problems of Cyprus in plenary session in the General Assembly ami this year is no exception. The world community remains faced with a serious problem that affects not only the in- habitants of Cyprus itself but the security of the easte…
On behalf of its spon- sors, I am pleased to introduce to the General Assembly draft resolution A/34/L.6, concerning the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea.
82. As all Members are aware, the Third United Na- tions Conference on the Law of the Sea has been en- gaged for the past s…
With two thirds of the population of developing countries without adequate safe drinking water and sanitation, the International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade offers a much needed impetus to focus world attention on the global goal of access to safe water and sanitation for all by 1990…
A few days ago, Mr. Dadzie, Director-General for Development and Interna- tional Economic Co-operation, said that it has become more imperative than ever that the international com- munity move with vigour and determination to mobilize the political commitment to make progress towards the New Intern…
Canada is speaking in this debate as a country which has had a long involvement in supervisory mechanisms established as a result of various attempts by the international community to restore peace and stability in Indo-China. It is therefore with concern that we have watched the developments in Kam…
The Assembly is about to vote on supplementary budget proposals which will have the effect of increasing our net biennial budget after only one year by almost 39 per cent as compared with the net expenses for 1976-1977. Furthermore, it has been indicated to us that we should expect further demands b…
In explaining our vote on the various draft resolutions before us, I should like to preface my remarks by reaffirming our strong belief that the people of South Africa are entitled to the support of the international community in their struggle for justice and raciaI equality. As evidence of our con…
Although the Canadian delegation associated itself with the consensus that has just emerged on item 29 for obvious reasons of solidarity with the OAU, we must nevertheless state certain reservations on two aspects of the resolution. First, as regards paragraph 6, my delegation's position on certain …
In speaking on the question of Cyprus I snould like to note at the outset that in the Canadian view a geod start has been made thi:; year in our consideration of the item with the agreement of \.1r. Denkta§ and Mr. Michaelide~ to expound the view- points of the Cypriot communities in the Special Pol…
Mr. President, I should like through you to congratulate the Director General of IAEA, Mr. Eklund, on his excellent report for the calendar year 1977. Canada, as a founding member of the Agency, has consistently supported the Agency in its pursuit of two main objectives: the increase of the contribu…
I should like first of all to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly for its thirty-third session. My delegation looks forward to working under the presidency of the Foreign Minister of Colombia, a fellow charter Member of the United Nations from the Westem hemi…
The Secretary of State for External Affairs, in his statement made on 26 September last in the general debate {6th meetingj, deplored the proliferation of General Assembly resolutions and the tendency to repeat them almost verbatim from previous years. In this instance, the process of accumulation h…
Mr. President, on behalf of the members of the group of Western European and other States I should like to speak at this point to associate myself with the statement which you yourself have just made.
58. Members of our group were very appreciative of the generous invitation extended in this plenar…
