My delegation would like to explain its vote on the amendment contained in document A/37/L.61. In considering its approach to that amendment, the Canadian delegation was some- what perplexed. Perhaps other delegations were similarly perplexed. On the one hand, the Canadian Government remains serious…
As we said in our statement yesterday [80th meetingI , we favour the early resumption of the Geneva Conference, which we hope will lead to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East. We wish to emphasize our support for any efforts at continuing dialogue between the parties to the dispute. We ackno…
The events of the last weekend have focused the hopes of the world on the prospect of real peace in the Middle East, and in this context I should like to begin by asserting once again Canada's hope that a just and lasting peace will be achieved in the Middle East in the not-too-distant future.
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Canada joined with a great majority of Member States in supporting the resoluti~ns adopted by this Assembly on the question of Cyprus in 1974 and in 1975. We have supported as well the mandate of the Secretary-General to provide his good offices to the two communities in Cyprus. We have continued to…
On 19 October [38th meet- ing}. on behalf of the Governments of France, the Federal Republic of Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, as well as Canada, I described to the General Assembly our joint views on the situation in Namibia, and our efforts this year to help bring about the indepe…
Mr. President, I am pleased to be one of the first speakers to congratulate you on your election, which my delegation regards as a tribute both to your personal qualities and to the important role your country has played in the United Nations. In agreeing to preside not only over our annual delibera…
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94. In the view of the Canadian Government, it is of the utmost urgency that a new start be made. There now exists agreement on the framework for negotiations: first, Secu- rity Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973) have obtained general agreement. Secondly, all parties…
In view of the grave import of the subject matter of this draft resolution-a draft that is non-polemical in wording and in tone and that has attracted the support of many members of this Assembly-the Canadian delegation wishes to set out clearly the reasons which will cause it to vote in opposition …
Canada joined the great majority of Member States in supporting the resolutions on the question of Cyprus adopted by the General Assembly in 1974 and 1975. We have also supported the mandate of the Secretary-General to provide his good offices to the two communities in Cyprus. We have contributed to…
The Canadian delegation, in its statement made in the Assembly last week [49th meeting], made it clear that the Government of Canada utterly and categorically rejects the policies and practices ofapartheid and racial discrimination
49. It is within this context that my Government has considered the…
During the past year we have witnessed momentous developments in southern Af- rica. As never before, the attention of the international community has been focused on the course of events in this region as, one after another, its various problems have dominated the international scene. Most recently,…
The Canadian delegation, like other Members of our Organization, was glad to be able to welcome the Republic of the Comoros to-the United Nations as a full Member on 12 November 1975. The Canadian Government has consi- derable sympathy for the concerns of the Government of Comoros, with which we enj…
IAEA has been chargedwith the responsibilit: of promoting adequate planning for nuclear energy through advice, training and information exchange and of developing safety and protection stand- ards.It also has a mandate to enhance international security through the most effective exercise of its grow…
As we reflect on the in- ternational Year of the Child, the mood I express, on behalf of Canada, is one of challenge as well as con- gratulations.
102. We are indebted to Canon Joseph Moerman of Belgium for originating the idea, to Mrs. Aldaba-Lim, Special Representative for the International Year …
We have followed closely the sta.tements made to the Council at its 841st meeting by the representatives of Israel and the United Arab Republic. We lmve also listened with great interest to tlte observations of the SecretarywGeneral today. We have, of course, studied the reporl submitted by the Chie…
I need not say that the Canadian Government shares in the concern expressed by other members of the Security Council over the situation which has developed in tJle Middle EnsL. This is not the time to enter inlo an examination of all the many factors which have contributed to the present dangerous t…
I wi~h to join with other members of tlle Security Council who have urged the .adoption of the draft resolution introduced at the 824th meeting by the representative of Sweden. Tl1e situation which we sce unfolding in LebUllOll is ,me which requires prompt <lction and, in our view, the measures cont…
May I express my apprecia- tion, on behalf of my country, of the much too generou~ and kind words which the President has addressed to me.
President: M. 1', F. TSIANG (Chine).
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On behalf of the Canadian delegation, may I take this opportunity to thank the President and the representative of the United Kingdom for their kind and encouraging words of welcome. I look forward to co-operating with the delegations repre~ sented here in carrying out the important responsibi- liti…
Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and other organizations is fundamental to the success of the United Nations and its bodies in achieving their objectives. It is key to peace and security, to economic and social development, and to deepening understanding of and appreciation for bo…
