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Chretien

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2000-09-07

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2000-09-07

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1. “We have argued that humanitarian principles and human rights must be given greater weight when the Council decides when to act. We will continue to make this case because, if the Security Council is unable to adapt, that will seriously undermine its credibility as a guarantor of peace- credibility that is essential to maintaining the moral authority of the United Nations as a whole. I have no doubt that we are up to this task. The world is watching. People everywhere are counting on us.”

   2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source

2. “In Srebrenica and Rwanda, we failed these tests. It is our duty to do better. In the twenty-first century, peace depends no longer solely on securing borders, but also on securing people. They must be protected from diverse threats: armed conflict, gross human rights violations, breaches of international humanitarian law and terrorism. The security of States is certainly essential, but it is not sufficient to ensure the safety and well-being of people. Indeed, as we have seen to our dismay in recent years, the security of a given State has been invoked in the name of ethnic nationalism as a justification for the worst kind of atrocities. (spoke in English) Canada has worked to broaden the Council' s definition of security to encompass new human security challenges.”

   2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source

3. “Nowhere is this more critical than in the Security Council, the body mandated to preserve and protect international peace and security. Canada joined the Council with precisely that goal in mind. (spoke in French) In the brief time given an elected member, we have worked to make the Council more responsive to the security challenges and political imperatives we face at the turn of the century. We have tried to make the Council a more effective instrument for ensuring human security and more open and democratic. We have pressed it to demonstrate leadership in building a world of peace. In order to exercise that leadership, we must restore the effectiveness of peacekeeping operations. The Brahimi report reminds us that peacekeeping mandates must be consistent with realities on the ground and that adequate resources must be provided.”

   2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source

4. “I will begin by expressing Canada' 5 outrage at the murder of innocent, unarmed humanitarian personnel in West Timor. Those who attack United Nations staff attack this Organization and undermine the purposes and principles we have all come here to reaffirm. It is incumbent on the Indonesian Government to bring the perpetrators to justice. It is fitting that the Security Council is meeting during the Millennium Assembly of the United Nations, an occasion when Member States have come together at the highest level to reaffirm their commitment to our shared principles and purposes. More importantly, it is an opportunity for us to affirm our common resolve to make the United Nations work better, to be partners in its renewal and reform.”

   2000-09-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4194 (2000) · source