I have the honour to speak on behalf of the delegations of Australia, New Zealand and Canada in explanation of position following the adoption of the programme budget for the biennium 2000-2001.
We are pleased that, overall, fiscal discipline has been maintained. We are also pleased that considerab…
In his letter to the Secretary-General of 8 November 1999, the President of Haiti, His Excellency Mr. René Préval, clearly expressed his wish that an institutional support mission should be
In his reports to the General Assembly on democracy and human rights in Haiti, and in his reports to the Secu…
Canada voted in favour of the resolution the Council has just adopted. We would have preferred to adopt a 180-day roll-over into phase VII. However, we are able to support this seven-day extension in order to allow an extra week for negotiations among the permanent members on a comprehensive resolut…
Canada introduced the draft resolution whose adoption has made it possible to continue the United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti (MIPONUH) until 15 March 2000. We did this at the end of a long process regarding the transition from peacekeeping missions to missions of post-conflict peace-bu…
Canada is pleased to co-sponsor the draft resolution contained in document A/54/L.27, which would extend the mandate of the United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala (MINUGUA) for a further 12 months. We take this opportunity to thank all the men and women of MINUGUA for their valuable work i…
Canada shares with the United States the goal of encouraging democracy and liberalization in Cuba. However, we have been seeking this goal through different means. The Government of Canada continues to believe that a policy of constructive engagement has much more chance of having a beneficial effec…
Canada has the pleasure of co-sponsoring the draft resolution that will establish the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET). In order to prepare for the transition to independence — the path that was chosen during the popular consultation of 30 August 1999 — the sorely te…
We fully associate ourselves with the congratulations addressed to you, Mr. President, particularly those so eloquently expressed by the representatives of Sierra Leone, the United Kingdom and France.
I would first like to pay tribute to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Fran…
Canada unconditionally supports this humanitarian draft resolution, which responds to the grave concerns of the international community about the catastrophic deterioration of the humanitarian situation in and around Kosovo resulting from the merciless action of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
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Mr. President, first we would like to thank you and to congratulate you for having made today's debate possible. We welcome the presence of the Secretary-General at this debate.
At the outset, Canada reaffirms that a military solution cannot resolve a dispute that is essentially political, and that…
I am glad to have the opportunity today to speak on Canada’s behalf on the situation in Central America and on the United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala (MINUGUA). We are proud yet again to co-sponsor both draft resolutions on this item.
The past year has seen progress in the process of …
Canada voted in favour of draft resolution A/53/L.6 because we firmly oppose the attempt by the United States to force sovereign States to change their politics towards Cuba by applying the so-called Helms-Burton Act to give itself extraterritorial jurisdiction through internal legislation.
That be…
I have the honour to speak on the agenda item entitled “The situation of democracy and human rights in Haiti” and to express support for draft resolution A/52/L.65, which we hope will be adopted by consensus.
I should like to begin by expressing our appreciation to the International Civilian Missio…
This debate on the report of the Security Council for the period 16 June 1996 to 15 June 1997 is welcome both as an exercise in transparency and as a reminder that the Security Council belongs to the United Nations membership as a whole. We thank the Permanent Representative of Chile, Ambassador Jua…
I should like to thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for his statement this morning, and especially for his favourable reference to the Ottawa process and the global efforts to prevent the production and use of anti-personnel landmines. However, I should li…
