Canada stresses the need for a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Indeed, there is no way to resolve the dispute but through diplomatic channels. Violence must end, and negotiation must resume. Both Palestinians and
Israelis continue to suffer, and both must take the necessary…
In 1993, on the occasion of the World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna, all Member States of the United Nations reaffirmed their commitment to the promotion and protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms and reaffirmed that human rights are universal, interdependent, interrelated an…
Speaking on the topic of the reform of the Security Council has become a perennial event. But instead of simply restating our position on the proceedings of the Open- ended Working Group, we have, over the years, found it more useful to focus on the changes that the Security Council can and should i…
We welcome your presence, Mr. Foreign Minister, at this important debate. Canada welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on the prevention of armed conflict, introduced this morning by the Deputy Secretary- General, Ms. Louise Fréchette, this morning. It is a thorough and well-crafted report th…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of Australia, Canada and New Zealand in explanation of position following the adoption of the resolution of human resources management.
This resolution endorses the Secretary-General’s vision of a more effective and dynamic staff that is able
to meet the challe…
The Security Council declaration adopted by heads of State or Government on 7 September is a seminal document that will guide this Council for many years to come. My delegation is pleased to have this opportunity to participate in this very preliminary assessment of where this Organization and its M…
Canadians were shocked by the news of the disastrous earthquake that struck El Salvador and Guatemala on 13 January. We offer the peoples and Governments of these countries our deepest sympathy, as well as to India and Pakistan, which have just been struck by the same tragedy.
Given the extent of t…
Allow me first to commend the Council’s Working Group for a remarkable cooperative effort and constructive approach to a difficult task. I would like in particular to congratulate our Chairman, Ambassador Ward, whose skills, experience and wisdom enabled the group to produce a set of measures that w…
Canada remains greatly concerned over the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and in particular over the difficult path to implementation of the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement.
Today marks the third time that the Security Council has met to renew the mandate of the United Nations Organiz…
Mr. President, I, too, would like first of all to thank you for having organized this open meeting on the question of East Timor which takes place more than on an anniversary but actually at a very critical time for the development of the security climate in that area. I should also like to thank th…
I should like at the outset to thank Mr. Miyet for introducing the Secretary-General’s report and to express Canada’s support for the recommendations contained in the report concerning the mandate and expanded structure of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE).
We believe that …
I would like to thank all of the judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for their report on the operation of the Tribunal, and thank especially President Claude Jorda for meeting with us today to discuss the recommendations set out in that report.
The work of…
We thank the Secretary-General for his report and Mr. Klein, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his statement. We are grateful to the diplomats and to the General for having reminded us of the essential elements of a peacekeeping operation — a clear mandate, consent of the part…
We would like at the outset to thank you, Sir, for having organized this public meeting of the Council in a spirit of transparency. We would like also to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for his progress report and to welcome the presence of the Secretary-General himself at …
We would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Petrov, for his briefing, as well as his excellent work in the field.
We welcome the successful conclusion of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT), which is a proud achievement, and particularl…
I would like to begin my intervention by thanking Ambassador Chowdhury for the impressive leadership that he displayed as head of the Security Council mission to Kosovo. He constantly and very eloquently found the right words to convey to the communities we visited the essential message of our manda…
Let me at the outset welcome the High Representative, Mr. Wolfgang Petritsch, to the Council table and thank him for his important briefing to this open meeting of the Council, although it could have been in an open debate.
As was emphasized by the Ambassador of Bangladesh, this is a very important…
Canada welcomes the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Peace-building Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) for another year. We thank Mr. Prendergast for his briefing and, like him, believe that the Office can build on the recent success of the democratic process and on the formatio…
Canada welcomes the initiatives that you, Mr. President, have taken this month. They represent a step towards the more vigorous commitment of the Council and its members to Africa. Today, several speakers have stated that the primary challenge facing us is that of transforming those commitments into…
Canada welcomes this open meeting of the Security Council on the very important question of the situation of refugees in Africa. We believe that this debate will be very useful to the Council’s work in the coming weeks.
First of all, we would like to express our appreciation and gratitude to the Hi…
