3 December will mark five years since the Ottawa Convention was opened for signature. In that time, great strides have been made in addressing the humanitarian challenges presented by the global landmines crisis. Vast tracts of mined land have been cleared; significant resources have been mobilized …
I do regret that we are back into these procedural discussions. I thought that you, Sir, had wanted to give delegations a chance to comment on the substance of the questions before us. But I would require clarification as to the precise nature of the objection from the representative of the Libyan A…
I am in the hands of the Acting President, but I do not know if I have any option, frankly, because the second sentence of rule 67 states clearly that the presence of a majority of the members shall be required for any decision to be taken, not that a majority of members must push the button. I have…
My delegation was quite prepared to concur with the proposed method of counting in the interest of efficiency, but I would request that the quorum be counted by a headcount, because I observed some delegations that were in the Hall but that did not press the button. Thus, I do not think that the ele…
I am speaking on behalf of the delegations of Canada and Norway. The following delegations have also associated themselves with this intervention: Andorra, Australia, Chile, Iceland, Liechtenstein, New Zealand and San Marino.
I would like at this stage to propose an amendment to the proposal which …
I and the delegations on whose behalf I am speaking want to be of every possible assistance to you, Sir, in resolving this matter. So, we are prepared to go along with your suggestion of suspension right now so that we can try to sort it out.
I just wish to note that there is a prior procedural issue on the table, and that is a challenge by the delegations of Egypt and others to your initial ruling that we are dealing with legitimate General Assembly business. Challenges to the rulings of the Chair, pursuant to rule 71, are to be put to …
I very much regret having to engage in this procedural discussion. I am looking forward to an opportunity to simply say my peace, and then enable the Assembly to proceed with its important business so that we do not have to deal with this very important question on Monday morning in the presence of …
Of course, my delegation and those for which I speak are in your hands, Sir, but the situation is straightforward from our perspective. We are dealing with the second item listed in the
Journal. You, as President have put forward a proposal, and I now want to take the floor to propose a motion whic…
On the matter before us, my delegation would like to introduce a proposal on behalf of a number of other delegations. May I do that from my desk, or do I need to come to the podium?
I do not want to prolong this discussion, but I would like to express my understanding of the situation. I recall that when, a couple of weeks ago, this list was released and shared in the informal consultations, chaired by your facilitator, Mr. President, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/A…
The delegation of Canada would like to associate itself with the concerns that have been expressed by the representatives of New Zealand and of Australia regarding the process that has proceeded the Assembly’s action on draft resolution A/55/L.9/Rev.1 today. The representative of Libya referred to d…
Canada is a sponsor of the draft resolution before the Assembly on Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter- Parliamentary Union (IPU). The presence here of the President of the Canadian contingent of the Union, Sheila Finestone, together with other Canadian parliamentarians, underlines …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the CANZ Group of countries — Australia, New Zealand and Canada — regarding the adoption of resolution 53/12 B concerning the support account for peacekeeping operations.
Our delegations joined the consensus on that resolution because we believe that, during …
It is an honour to present for the Assembly's consideration the draft decision entitled “Non- governmental organizations”, as contained in document A/52/L.71.
When the Economic and Social Council concluded its comprehensive review of consultative arrangements between non-governmental organizations …
Last July Canada warmly welcomed the measures proposed by the Secretary-General to strengthen the United Nations humanitarian system. These reforms seek to better focus the capacities of the Emergency Relief Coordinator and his new Office on the three core functions established by the General Assemb…
I am pleased to take the floor today in support of draft resolution A/51/L.77/Rev.1. We hope that the Assembly will adopt this draft resolution by consensus.
We are meeting to debate this agenda item today first and foremost to highlight the continued progress in Haiti towards the consolidation of …
The World Summit for Social Development represented a historic step in the efforts of the international community to come to grips with the issue of social development in today’s world. Of course, the Copenhagen Summit
The crucial point, however, is that the Summit successfully forged an internatio…
