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Duval

lines on the record: 170
first: 1998-12-23
most recent: 2002-04-09
sittings or episodes: 26
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“In conclusion, it is our hope - if we are permitted any hope - that reports of the withdrawal of the Israel Defence Forces from Qalqiliya and Tulkarem are the beginning of the recognition by Israel of its responsibility under the Council's resolutions.”
2002-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Canada welcomes the direct engagement of United States Secretary of State Colin Powell, underlines its urgency and urges the parties to give him their full cooperation. We fully support all efforts, including those of the "quartet", aimed at achieving a ceasefire and the implementation of the Tenet plan, accompanied by the prompt resumption of negotiations towards a political solution and the implementation of the Mitchell Committee recommendations. The Security Council can help to establish a locus and a context for the two sides to navigate back from the precipice. We all know and understand the elements upon which a final settlement should be based. Negotiations by the parties aimed at achieving a political solution, and taking account of these elements, should be resumed without delay on the basis of earlier agreements.”
2002-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The escalating tensions on the Israeli-Lebanese border and the continuing violations of the Blue Line are of serious concern and we call on all parties to demonstrate maximum restraint. (spoke in English) Canada has consistently affirmed that third-party monitors could serve both parties' interests in assisting with the implementation of a ceasefire agreement. Indeed, Canada recognizes that the urgency of the current situation makes consideration of this matter all the more pressing and we stand ready to assist the cause of peace in any way we can. We urge the parties to take the steps necessary to create an environment in which third-party monitors can play a constructive and consensual role. It is their responsibility.”
2002-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Canada is deeply concerned by reports detailing incidents in which clearly marked ambulances have been denied access to wounded civilians, delayed at checkpoints or, worse yet, fired upon. Israel should exercise the utmost restraint in order to avoid further civilian casualties. The Palestinian Authority should in turn commit itself to ending all terrorist acts, including suicide bombings that target innocent civilians and are an affront to humankind. Both parties should move immediately to a meaningful ceasefire. As has been reiterated for many years now, there can be no military solution to this conflict. Continuing on the present course makes a peaceful resolution even harder to reach and risks destabilizing the entire region.”
2002-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Their immediate implementation has been called for in all quarters and can be deferred no longer. This is not only a political requirement; it is a humanitarian imperative. As the situation continues to deteriorate, the rising toll of casualties and the deplorable humanitarian conditions of the Palestinians require the immediate implementation of all relevant resolutions. We call on Israel not only to respect the requirements of those resolutions, but also to facilitate the access of humanitarian workers and the delivery of humanitarian aid to those in need and to ensure that the Palestinian people have full and unhindered access to basic needs, including food, water and medical supplies.”
2002-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Mr. Duval (Canada) (spoke in French): It is always an honour to speak before the Security Council, especially under your presidency, Sir, which benefits by your great experience. We are discussing today an issue that has been on the Council's agenda for more than 35 years. In this tragic moment, I hope that the Council, its permanent members and the international community will bear in mind these very wise words of Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Cardinal de Retz: "To enact a law and not enforce it is to authorize that which we would prohibit." Canada is deeply troubled by the deterioration of the situation in the Middle East. The Council has charted the way forward in resolutions 1397 (2002), 1402 (2002) and 1403 (2002). The elements of those resolutions are not conditional and there can be no justification for continuing to disregard them.”
2002-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510Resumption1 (2002) · source
“These bodies should also be invited to report back to the Assembly during its fifty-sixth session, at which time the Assembly could consider the report and all recommendations in a comprehensive manner. We support generally the recommendations made by the Secretary-General and look forward to discussing them more fully at the time of the General Assembly debate.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“The International Conference on War-Affected Children held last September in Winnipeg, Canada, produced an agenda for war-affected children that outlines priorities for international action. Many of these are reflected in this report of the Secretary-General. The General Assembly special session on children to be held in September 2001 provides another opportunity to work towards broadly defined conflict prevention. Finally, Canada strongly supports the suggestion by the President of the General Assembly that following the Assembly's discussion of this report next month, a short procedural resolution be adopted forwarding the report to all relevant organs within the United Nations system and other relevant actors for their consideration and further recommendations.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“We also strongly agree that a gender-sensitive approach, with the full and equal participation of women in the planning and implementation of peace support operations, will contribute to more effective United Nations missions. A gender-sensitive approach to peace support operations requires appropriate training. Over the past two years, Canada and the United Kingdom have developed a Gender Training Initiative - GTI - for military and civilian personnel involved in peace support operations. The materials continue to be a work in progress and continue to be available to the United Nations and Member States. Canada also recognizes the importance of addressing the situation of war-affected children. Children are not only victims in today's conflicts but, sometimes, are also perpetrators of violence.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“Canada echoes the call for greater participation by Member States in disarmament-related early warning and transparency mechanisms as well as for the inclusion of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration provisions in the mandates of United Nations peacekeeping and peace-building operations, where appropriate. It is particularly important that these recommendations are reflected in the programme for action of the July 2001 United Nations Conference. The Secretary-General's report also underscores the need for a gender-sensitive approach to conflict prevention and peace-building efforts on the part of the Security Council and the United Nations as a whole. Canada is firmly committed to the implementation of the Security Council's landmark resolution 1325 (2000) on women, peace and security.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“We share the Secretary-General's conviction that small arms proliferation is not simply a security issue but also an issue of human rights and development, and we agree that measures to address the demand for, and misuse of, small arms and light weapons are necessary to prevent armed conflict. We therefore support a comprehensive approach to the July 2001 United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects. It is essential that there be broad support among Member States for practical disarmament measures.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“Canada supports further study into the positive roles the private sector can play in vulnerable conflict-prone areas, including through conflict prevention activities such as early warning and post-conflict reconstruction. Effective conflict prevention is as much an issue of economics and governance as it is of diplomacy. It requires engagement over the long term, beginning with the moment when the possibility of armed conflict appears and continuing throughout the period when the embers of conflict risk being reignited. Emergency assistance, reconstruction and peace-building all form part of conflict prevention. (spoke in English) Next month, Member States will have an opportunity to achieve real progress in an area vital to the prevention and mitigation of armed conflict: controlling the proliferation of small arms and light weapons.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“Other actors, such as regional organizations, the international financial institutions and civil society, also have an important role to play in supporting the efforts of Member States to strengthen their capacity to respond to factors such as exclusion and inequality, which, if left unchecked, can spark violent confrontations. Appropriately, the report also recognizes the positive role the private sector can play in promoting conflict prevention and sustainable human development. Corporate and other non-State actors can prolong and intensify war by, for example, engaging in illicit trade in natural resources. But they can also play a positive role and help stave off conflict by, for example, providing employment to young people who might otherwise be tempted to take up arms.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“As the Secretary-General states, conflict prevention is at the moral heart of the mandate of the United Nations, as expressed in the Charter and throughout more than 55 years of efforts to maintain international peace and security for the people of the whole world. Member States have primary responsibility for preventing violent conflict, and they have a key role to play in strengthening our collective capacity to avoid future tragedies like those in Rwanda and Srebrenica. Preventing the outbreak and escalation of armed conflict requires action by both the General Assembly and the Security Council. We must identify ways for these two organs better to coordinate their efforts in this area. We should not lose time to jurisdictional arguments. There is urgent work to be done by both bodies.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“Mr. Duval (Canada) (spoke in French): 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 Frechette, this morning. It is a thorough and well-crafted report that makes clear the progress that has been achieved in developing our Organization's capacity to prevent armed conflict, while also providing practical recommendations on how that capacity can be further enhanced. We will participate wholeheartedly in efforts to give life to the report.”
2001-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4334 (2001) · source
“Full consideration must be given to the report of the Panel of Experts, and the Panel's mandate must be extended so that it can complete their work. A full understanding of the causes of this conflict must be achieved if the international community is to assist the parties in establishing effective political solutions and in choking off economic incentives for the continuation of the war.”
2001-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4317Resumption1 (2001) · source
“The implementation of the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement and relevant Security Council resolutions constitutes the only viable solution to the crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The inter- Congolese dialogue is also crucial to peace and stability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and must be held as soon as possible. We are encouraged by the latest achievements of the facilitator, whose Office Canada broadly supports. We welcome the cooperation now extended to the facilitator by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Government of Canada remains fully committed to the peace process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which, we hope, will bring a just and lasting peace to the region.”
2001-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4317Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Humanitarian access must be provided to help all these people. All parties to the conflict must respect their obligations, including the need to ensure the safety and freedom of movement of humanitarian personnel. Canada is deeply saddened by last week's tragic murder of six Red Cross workers, and our condolences go to the families of the victims. These events remind us of the often difficult and dangerous environments in which humanitarian workers are operating, often finding themselves in peril while trying to provide protection and assistance to those most in need. The Lusaka signatories, many of which are at this table, must, without delay, bring this conflict to an end.”
2001-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4317Resumption1 (2001) · source
“The International Rescue Committee estimates that up to 3 million people have died as a result of the war, directly or indirectly. Three out of four children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are dying before the age of two. Those who do not die run the risk of being recruited by armed groups fighting for control over regions rich in resources. In some instances, these groups are engaging in deliberate campaigns of terror among civilian populations and committing violations of human rights and humanitarian law with impunity. Populations, forced to flee from violence and to leave their land and homes, are deprived of their means of subsistence, further exacerbating this humanitarian crisis. More than 2 million people are internally displaced, and hundreds of thousands are refugees.”
2001-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4317Resumption1 (2001) · source
“As several speakers have emphasized, it is not a matter of punishment or blame, but rather of ensuring the implementation of the Lusaka Agreement and the decisions taken by the Council. Any individuals, Governments and armed groups that have illegally exploited the natural resources of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and, through their activities, have contributed to the perpetuation of the war there, merit our condemnation. The exploitation of resources, and the fuelling of war, must end without delay. Progress in this regard will be critical to reducing the flow of arms circulating in the region, which is itself a key prerequisite for the achievement of peace. The illegal exploitation of resources of the Democratic Republic of the Congo contributes directly to the suffering of the civilian populations.”
2001-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4317Resumption1 (2001) · source
“The war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo constitutes a disturbing example of a new sort of conflict, one in which war itself has become profitable, where economic interests compete with political objectives and where the aim of some belligerents is not to prevail, but to sustain the conflict and those conditions that allow criminality to flourish. Advancing peace and human security in such a context is a daunting task. (spoke in French) The report of the Panel of Experts contains disturbing allegations that the Council must consider carefully. Where the allegations are borne out, the Council must act. In the first instance, the Council should work with the relevant Member States to ensure that action is taken to stop the looting of resources. If those Member States refuse to cooperate, the Council must consider more robust action.”
2001-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4317Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Canada welcomes the report of the Panel of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and Other Forms of Wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The members of the Panel were set an extraordinarily difficult task, and through Ms. Ba-N'Daw we thank them for their work. For almost three years, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been torn apart by a conflict regional in scope and devastating in toll. As in Angola and Sierra Leone, where the illicit exploitation of diamonds and other resources has helped fuel conflict, we have had reports of systematic looting of the natural resources, fuelling continued violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As the report before us makes clear, economic interests have been at the very heart of this conflict.”
2001-05-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4317Resumption1 (2001) · source
“I also wish to register our support for efforts to ensure transparency in the Council's working methods and to provide an opportunity for Council members to benefit from the views of the broader United Nations membership. Of course, debates in this Chamber must not become a substitute for meaningful Council action, and simply listening to non-members of the Council must not become a substitute for really hearing, and acting upon, what they say.”
2001-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4288 (2001) · source
“The Council must find a way of ensuring that its views of what is attainable are fully understood by the parties to any peace process in which subsequent United Nations action may be a factor. On the other hand, where the Security Council has engaged regional or subregional bodies, too often the result has simply been to delay effective Council action. This, too, serves nobody's interest over the long run. Effective collaboration with regional and subregional organizations and arrangements may never be easy, but the Council's ability to get it right may well determine whether the Council succeeds or fails in its Charter-mandated responsibility to maintain international peace and security. In conclusion, I wish to re-emphasize my delegation's continuing support for the implementation of Security Council resolution 1318 (2000).”
2001-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4288 (2001) · source
“(spoke in English) I would also like to say a few words regarding the Council's relationship with regional and subregional organizations and processes. Over the past five years, the Secretary-General has made substantial progress in improving the Secretariat's ability to work with regional and subregional bodies. That progress has not been matched by the Security Council. Too often, the Council has been absent when peace agreements were negotiated. In some instances, the result was that the United Nations was assigned roles it could not possibly execute -whether the forced disarmament of combatants, the supervision of vast territories or other functions the signatories themselves were not willing to take on. It is not in anybody's interest that peace agreements be premised on false expectations.”
2001-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4288 (2001) · source
“It must be clear that the strategy and concept of operations for any new mission are sound and that the plans for their implementation are well thought through. Troop-contributing Governments must also be confident that their troops or police would be serving in sensible missions with effective leadership. That confidence comes from cooperation, not from mere notification or even from consultation. We hope that the Working Group will focus seriously on these and other issues, making specific and practical recommendations for Council action. We look forward to learning of the results of the Working Group, established by presidential statement 2001/3, including the interim decisions due next month.”
2001-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4288 (2001) · source
“Subsequent to its intervention in January's debate, my delegation circulated a proposal for a "mission-specific cooperative mechanism for Security Council-mandated operations" (5/2001/73, annex). In that proposal, we emphasized that the issue was not one of communications or consultations but rather one of cooperation and participation. If we, the Member States of the United Nations, want to develop a meaningful and trustworthy three-way relationship, then it is you, the members of the Security Council, who must find a way for troop contributors to participate fully in the decision-making process for Council-mandated operations. Both the Council and the Secretariat must be able to win and sustain the confidence of troop-contributing Governments.”
2001-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4288 (2001) · source
“Singapore's initiative in consulting the broader membership on strengthening consultations with troop-contributing countries is welcome indeed. Now is the time to transform into action the words that were uttered during that important debate. I think that this is what the Secretary-General has urged us to do this morning. We were pleased to see the establishment of a Security Council Working Group on peacekeeping, and we were especially satisfied to see the chairmanship of that Group placed in the very capable hands of Ambassador Curtis Ward of Jamaica. But the Council must not allow the creation of a working group to substitute for a vigorous response to the ideas put forward during the open debate.”
2001-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4288 (2001) · source
“We have already begun to see changes in the Council's decision-making processes with regard to peacekeeping operations, including, particularly in the case of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), a willingness to amend mandates in order to ensure that they are clear, credible and achievable. We regret, however, that, in that particular case, the Council's duty to provide for the protection of civilians in armed conflict was not upheld. Some progress has also been evident in giving effect to the observation, in the declaration, of the need for a transparent three-way relationship between the Security Council, the Secretariat and the troop- contributing countries.”
2001-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4288 (2001) · source
“President: the third question, on strengthening United Nations peacekeeping operations; and the sixth, on strengthening cooperation and communication between the United Nations and regional or subregional organizations and arrangements. The commitments undertaken by the Council last September serve as benchmarks against which United Nations Member States will measure the performance of those upon whom we have conferred the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, that is, the members of this Council. The Council's report card on the strengthening of peacekeeping operations contains both good and bad elements. We are pleased that the Council responded quickly to the Brahimi report by adopting resolution 1327 (2000).”
2001-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4288 (2001) · source
“Mr. Duval (Canada) (spoke in French): 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 Member States stand with respect to the implementation of the elements contained in resolution 1318 (2000). We are grateful to you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting today. I will focus mainly on two of the six questions contained in the explanatory note to which you referred (8/2001/185, Annex), Mr.”
2001-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4288 (2001) · source
“Finally, we note that there has been an increase in the level of the legitimate, Government-controlled diamond trade in Sierra Leone as a consequence of both the diamond certification scheme supported by the Security Council and of the extensive attention paid to the issue of conflict diamonds recently by industry, Governments and the public. We reiterate our support for international efforts to devise effective and pragmatic measures to eliminate conflict diamonds, with a particular focus on proposals for an international certification scheme for rough diamonds. We call for a concerted approach among diamond-producing and diamond-trading States and believe that today's discussion will underscore the merits of and the need for effective action by both.”
2001-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4264Resumption1 (2001) · source
“We encourage Council members to reflect on how much more effective sanctions would be if such an arrangement were in place and how much greater a deterrent value such sanctions would have. The cost would not be significantly greater than it is at present. The effect would be greater, with the result that the objectives for which the various sanctions regimes were established would stand a far greater chance of being achieved. We are delighted to note that a significant number of members of the Council support this idea.”
2001-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4264Resumption1 (2001) · source
“We urge the Council to consider putting in place a standing, integrated monitoring arrangement, not least to improve efficiency and reduce overlap in the Security Council's efforts to detect violations of Council measures. Instead of having three separate panels looking at similar issues in Angola, the Democratic Republic ofthe Congo and Sierra Leone - and often visiting the same capitals in close succession speak to or about the same individuals - why not have a single monitoring office operating with reference to these and other sanctions regimes, as well to related issues such as illegal trafficking in high-value commodities? Such an office would function on an ongoing basis, submitting reports through the various sanctions Committees at their requests.”
2001-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4264Resumption1 (2001) · source
“More to the point, the Council must have at its disposal viable options between deploying force on the one hand and merely uttering words on the other. However substantial the contribution made by the ad hoc investigative panels established for Sierra Leone and Angola, we believe that sanctions monitoring would be still more effective if the United Nations were to approach monitoring and enforcement on a less provisional and more systematic basis. Quite simply, targeted sanctions will not work if the Council does not put in place the necessary arrangements to detect violations and to determine the sources and methods of violations. Monitoring arrangements should remain in place for the duration of each targeted sanctions regime, not for finite periods of three, six or nine months' duration.”
2001-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4264Resumption1 (2001) · source
“We also encourage members to examine carefully the numerous other recommendations in this report with a view to reaching agreement on a comprehensive package of measures that are both effective and pragmatic. We encourage the Security Council to engage relevant bodies in the development of those measures and of criteria for measuring compliance by the States targeted in the report. Any such measure should be tied to explicit criteria, as the Council, we believe, must avoid measures that are ambiguous or open-ended. (spoke in English) Sanctions are becoming an increasingly effective tool for the maintenance of international peace and security. The various panels of experts established by the Council have helped to bring this situation about. It is essential that this trend continue. The Council's credibility is at issue.”
2001-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4264Resumption1 (2001) · source
“We believe that this report provides sufficient basis for the adoption of sanctions targeting those identified by the Panel, bearing in mind the need for such sanctions to be both effective and sustainable, while safeguarding civilian populations and the legitimate diamond industry. In light of the unambiguous conclusions drawn in this report, Canada supports the immediate imposition of an embargo on diamond exports from Liberia, as well as other measures recommended in the report, given that country's clear role as a transit point for gems mined illegally in Sierra Leone. We also support the development, with the Council's support, of stringent control measures in neighbouring countries. Should these collaborative efforts prove inadequate, the Council ought not to hesitate to extend the embargo to other States if and as needed.”
2001-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4264Resumption1 (2001) · source
“This report is part of an important trend of examining in depth the economic causes of certain conflicts, including in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, of "naming and shaming" those who profit from and sustain these wars and of taking meaningful action where necessary, including, in the most egregious situations, the imposition of sanctions and embargo measures. Why should this not be done upstream, at the source of the problem, as well as further down the line? During our time on the Security Council, Canada argued that the Council should consider a range of measures, both coercive and collaborative, to ensure compliance with United Nations resolutions aimed at ending the wars in Sierra Leone and Angola.”
2001-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4264Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Mr. Duval (Canada) (spoke in French): Allow me at the outset, Mr. President, to echo the sentiments of those who congratulated you this morning on having organized this open meeting of the Security Council, which shows your concern for transparency. I would also like to thank Ambassador Chowdhury and the Panel of Experts, who have done a tremendous job on this question. Canada welcomes the report of the Panel of Experts on Sierra Leone and expresses its gratitude to the members of the Panel for their detailed analysis of the role of diamond- and arms-smuggling in this brutal war. The economic sources of conflict must first be exposed if they are to be addressed properly.”
2001-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4264Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Canada believes further that the Council should invite potential and actual personnel contributors to MONUC to participate in this discussion, in keeping with recently adopted practice. We repeat, however, that, even under current circumstances, it is not too late to realize the promise of Lusaka, and we call again on the parties to stem the progression of lost opportunities and to make a genuine commitment to peace.”
2000-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4207 (2000) · source
“In the wake of the report (8/2000/809) of the Panel on United Nations Peace Operations chaired by Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi, we question whether the current level of commitment to the Lusaka Agreement meets baseline standards for a United Nations peacekeeping presence. (spoke in English) As we agree to renew the mandate of MONUC for another two months in the hope that forward progress will soon be realized, Canada believes that the Council should reflect on the assumptions that informed the mandate of MONUC upon its creation. Specifically, we should examine whether the Mission's concept of operations, shaped as it was by the expressions of good faith of the Lusaka signatories, can now be reconciled with the dire situation on the ground.”
2000-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4207 (2000) · source
“Canada believes that the Security Council and the Secretariat have demonstrated a commendable degree of patience in nurturing every positive development in the peace process in the hope of reaching a breakthrough. Clearly, the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the human stakes involved, justify this sustained approach. We also believe, however, that the parties to the Agreement, through their unwillingness to commit fully to the process, are threatening the international community's investment in the peace process. If the parties do not desist from this destructive approach, we believe that the Security Council will need to re-examine whether MONUC as now conceived is the most appropriate instrument for helping to stabilize the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2000-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4207 (2000) · source
“It remains the responsibility of all parties, however, to acknowledge, in word and in deed, that the United Nations presence is necessary and that it cannot be made secondary to strategic calculations. The signatories of the Lusaka Agreement must realize that the Security Council will not consent to a process in which cooperation with MONUC or with the Joint Military Commission is selective or is used to legitimize gains made through armed aggression. While Canada encourages the parties to continue bilateral discussions on the margins of the Lusaka Agreement, we reiterate that that Agreement remains the central basis of Canada's support for a United Nations peacekeeping role in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2000-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4207 (2000) · source
“In the first instance, it is the responsibility of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to get the peace process moving again by finally honouring its repeated commitment to allow MONUC full freedom of movement. While Canada is ready to support all further efforts by the Secretariat and the Security Council to impress upon Congolese authorities the need for unhindered deployment, we also look to the allies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to further manifest their desire that the Government should agree to a meaningful United Nations presence and to use their influence to that end. In that regard, we encourage the Secretariat to explore all diplomatic avenues, including among key regional actors, to secure the cooperation of the Government.”
2000-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4207 (2000) · source
“It saddens me to say this, but upon reflecting on the events since January, I am obliged to note that the main parties to the Agreement have not demonstrated sufficient commitment to a peaceful resolution of the conflict. Indeed, the continued pervasiveness of premeditated attacks throughout the country suggests that force, rather than dialogue, remains the parties' preferred means of interaction. Until this changes, there will be little that the Security Council can do to stabilize the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or to move the countries of the region towards a common understanding of the need for peace. At present, MONUC is unable to deploy its personnel to the regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo where its presence is needed.”
2000-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4207 (2000) · source
“Since January, the tireless and commendable efforts of the Secretary-General and of his Special Representative have been supported through special Council meetings with the signatories and with the Political Committee and the Joint Military Commission; through a Council delegation visit to the Great Lakes; through a number of extraordinary meetings; and most recently, through the timely involvement of the Special Envoy of the Secretary- General, General Abdulsalami Abubakar. And throughout, the Council has stood ready to give the full measure of its support through the deployment of a peacekeeping force. Yet the signatories of the Lusaka Agreement have not seized the Council's engagement as an opportunity to bring an end to this devastating conflict, and valuable time and countless lives have been lost during a year of delay.”
2000-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4207 (2000) · source
“The principal political elements of the Agreement also have yet to be implemented, with the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo falling short of honouring its commitment to participate in a genuine inter-Congolese dialogue, and with foreign forces, most notably those of Rwanda and Uganda, remaining on Congolese soil in violation of United Nations resolutions. It should be noted by the international community, and particularly by our friends in Africa, that the Security Council has spared no effort in encouraging and exhorting the signatories of the Lusaka Agreement to honour their commitments under the Agreement.”
2000-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4207 (2000) · source
“Mr. Duval (Canada) (spoke in French): 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 Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC). Yet the Ceasefire Agreement that MONUC was created to help implement remains the object of wholesale violations by all sides more than a year after it was signed. These same parties continue to hinder the deployment of MONUC, without which these violations cannot be reported credibly and thus deterred.”
2000-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4207 (2000) · source
“While the Indonesian Justice Ministry continues its investigation, we would encourage it to continue its cooperation with UNTAET so as to ensure better access to evidence and witnesses. In that respect, Indonesia is an essential partner of the Council. In conclusion, we think that it would be useful, as the representative of the Netherlands has mentioned, that the Council be informed opportunely of the security situation from the military point of view.”
2000-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4191 (2000) · source
“We would like to pay tribute to UNTAET for its efforts to work closely with the Timorese in the administration of their territory and for having tried, through the National Council, to strengthen local capacity in terms of security and government. The Timorese must be included in the United Nations administration, particularly as regards the security needs the territory will face in order to properly prepare for the withdrawal of the Mission. The creative work undertaken by UNTAET in the sphere of administration of justice has laid a solid foundation in that country, and we hope that this work will lead to closer cooperation between UNTAET and the Indonesian authorities, with a view to prosecuting those who are guilty of human rights violations.”
2000-08-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4191 (2000) · source