I would like to begin by thanking Mr. Annabi for yet another excellent and comprehensive briefing and by extending Canada’s appreciation to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, and all the men and women of the United Nations Transitional Administration in …
The adoption of a comprehensive resolution is an important step in the continuing process to resolve the situation in Iraq.
It is the culmination, as we are all too aware, of many months of negotiation and intense diplomacy by all of us. We must, however, pay particular tribute to your personal eff…
While this is the fifth time that I have addressed the General Assembly on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related
If the purpose of this debate is to take stock of where we are and to provide some general guidance for the Open-…
I join others, Mr. President, in expressing pleasure at seeing you in the Chair again. I thank you deeply for your interest in the subjects we have been discussing over the last couple of days.
Canada is pleased to note that the Secretary-General’s newly appointed Special Representative, Kamel Morj…
It is, indeed, a pleasure to see you here, Mr. President, participating in this important debate. The commitment of your country and Government, and your own personal commitment, to Africa, is well known and deeply appreciated around this table. On a more personal note, I should also like to thank y…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting in this format. We join others who have already spoken in welcoming the Secretary-General's appointment of his new Special Representative in Sierra Leone, Mr. Adeniji, under whose direction we had the privilege of working in Bangui. We also joi…
Let me begin by commending you, Mr. President, for having organized today’s debate on the Security Council’s role in conflict prevention. Canada is a firm supporter of such initiatives, which enable the Council to consider multidisciplinary quotations concerning security and the Council’s mandate in…
We too support the draft resolution before the Council today, because we wish to give the negotiations that are under way on a comprehensive omnibus draft resolution additional time to succeed. For over a year, the Council has failed in its responsibility to deal effectively with the Iraq problem, a…
I would like to join others in expressing personal thanks to you, Mr. President, for so eloquently commemorating the loss of 24 people last Friday in the World Food Programme flight into Kosovo. Among them was a young Canadian named Dan Rowan, who was on his way to Pristina to offer advice on penal …
Violence and instability continue to plague Burundi, with tragic consequences for the civilian population and the subregion as a whole. The Arusha peace process remains the best hope to bring that violence and instability to an end. Allow me to reaffirm at the outset my Government’s continued strong…
Canada is pleased to join previous speakers in welcoming Ms. Del Ponte to the Security Council today and wishing her every success in her vitally important task. These two Tribunals play an extremely important part in the promotion of international peace and security. We regard their work as essenti…
Mr. President, we salute your invitation to Mr. Olara Otunnu to set the context for our discussion of Sierra Leone this morning. I can think of no more fitting reminder of what we are seeking to achieve with the draft resolution before us than Special Representative Otunnu’s vivid and jolting remind…
Canada welcomes this opportunity to discuss the work of the Security Council with the all the Members of the United Nations. The opportunities for dialogue between the Council and those to whom it is accountable are too rare. To Canada, as an elected member of the Council, such accountability seems …
I commended you, Sir, for providing us with this opportunity to address international terrorism, a tangible threat to international peace and security that defies basic standards of human behaviour. Today’s discussion, coming on the heels of our resolute action last week to bring an alleged major in…
Mr. President, I would like to thank you for the opportunity the Security Council has had to listen to President Chiluba. We are particularly pleased that this discussion is taking place in an open meeting of the Council. It is important that the broader community of members of the United Nations sh…
I would first like to express my appreciation, Sir, to your Government, the Government of the Netherlands, for holding this debate. In our eight months on the Council, we have repeatedly witnessed how human rights abuses, attacks on humanitarian workers, forced displacement and other civilian suffer…
I should like to begin by expressing my Government’s deep appreciation for the essential work being undertaken under extremely difficult and dangerous circumstances by all the men and women of the United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET), as well as by national and international aid agencies, w…
Thank you very much, Mr. President, and really, a very warm thank you to all colleagues on the Council for their kind words to me and my delegation as to the task we are all doing. We could not
I might note that the basis for much of our work is the Secretary-General’s report last year on the cause…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, and our colleagues on the Security Council for organizing this open briefing of the Council on a subject that I think is of significant interest to the broader membership of the Organization.
As I mentioned in informal consultations yesterday, what I hope to do t…
I join you, Sir, and others who have expressed profound sorrow at the passing of His
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Allow me to thank the High Commissioner, Mrs. Ogata, for her briefing which, as usual, was both thoughtful and thorough. As Mrs. Ogata quite rightly noted, conflicts and the flows of refugees and…
