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Heinbecker

lines on the record: 398
first: 2000-08-24
most recent: 2003-09-30
sittings or episodes: 56
sources: un-security-council

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“On the drug problem, the most recent poppy crop, due to be harvested in March, is another challenge. It is essential that the Interim Administration do what it can to reduce the incentives for poppy production and provide alternatives for farmers, including reformed rural credit systems. It goes almost without saying - but not quite - that the international community and the United Nations must support these particular efforts. Canada is contributing to the stability and peace in Afghanistan in various ways, including military contributions to the coalition, direct support for the Interim Administration and the provision of additional humanitarian assistance and funds for longer-term reconstruction.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We encourage the Administration and the United Nations to ensure that women are full partners in their respective decision- making processes and to ensure that resources are devoted to this important facet of the work. We say this not for reasons of political correctness, but for very, very practical reasons: old boys with old approaches will prolong the old problems, not generate new solutions. Let Afghanistan draw on the proven models, for example Turkey and Bangladesh, in involving women in public life and in the professions. We urge that every effort be made to establish the independent human rights commission and the judicial commission called for in the Bonn Agreement. It is also important to continue to ensure that the civil service be transparent and that it represent all tribal and ethnic groups.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Much has been done in the first three months of the Administration, and while the task ahead is an onerous one, we congratulate the Interim Afghan Administration on the progress that it has made to date under very difficult circumstances. In particular, it is most gratifying to see that the schools are open and that the children are attending, including the girls. The preparations for the emergency Loya Jirga in June will be key to installing a broadly representative administration to oversee the reconstruction of Afghanistan. The continuing work of the Special Commission is critical to its success, and we urge the Commission to ensure that the process remains equitable and transparent. We are pleased that Afghan women are included in the Administration.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Fisher - has shown enlightened leadership in its efforts to meet the challenges of governance, to respect security imperatives and cope with urgent humanitarian needs. We can only pay tribute to their leadership and urge them to persevere along this path. (spoke in English) We welcome the excellent report of the Secretary- General on the situation. It is clear, timely and detailed. The Interim Administration is laying important foundations for peace through building representative government structures, seeking to ensure the rule of law, promoting respect for human rights and looking to the implementation of sound economic policies.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Mr. Heinbecker (Canada) (spoke in French): Ithank you, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to speak before the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan. The reaction we witnessed today in this open debate clearly shows how preoccupied the international community is with the well-being of the Afghan people and with the need to find a lasting solution to the endless crises that beset that country. Canadians are very concerned by the unstable humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and the need to protect the Afghan civilian population, including persons internally displaced and refugees abroad. The United Nations - in particular its representatives on the ground, under the guidance of Mr. Brahimi and Mr.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497Resumption1 (2002) · source
“and let us here all resolve to exercise our influence, individually and collectively, to help the parties help themselves back onto the road to peace. The meeting was suspended at 9.45 p.m.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“Canada urges the parties to end the violence and to reactivate the political process, which urgently requires new energy and new effort. We welcome the ideas voiced by Saudi Arabia in recent days that could point the way to a solution based on the cardinal resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973). All serious proposals are welcome and merit thorough consideration. At the same time, ending the Violence remains our foremost priority. The Mitchell recommendations and the Tenet proposals have for some time provided formulas for this. Courage and compromise are SIPV.4478 required on all sides il' peace is to be achieved and if suspended. We will resume tomorrow, Wednesday, 27 the hard-won gains of earlier peacemakers are not to be February. at 6 pm. wasted. Let the parties pursue all avenues to end the violence and resume negotiations.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“The rising toll of death and destruction on both sides of this conflict must be brought to a stop. Canada continues to support the security, well- being and rights of Israel, including in particular its right to live in peace with its neighbours within secure and recognized boundaries. Canada also recognizes and supports the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people for a viable, independent State at peace with its neighbours. The last 17 months present conclusive evidence that neither the Israelis nor the Palestinians will be able to live within secure, internationally recognized borders until both do. It is our firm conviction that genuine, enduring security for both can be achieved only at the negotiating table.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“Mr. President, I too want to join the others who have congratulated you on the way in which you have managed the Council's time, not least tonight. (spoke in French) I take this opportunity to speak in this necessary and timely debate. We pay tribute to the Secretary- General for the resounding comments made in this Chamber a few days ago. The tragic worsening of the situation in the Middle East, particularly the increase in the number of civilian victims on both sides of the conflict, reinforces our dismay and indignation at the status quo. We cannot allow this inertia to go on indefinitely. We must help the parties to find the determination to escape the vicious cycle of violence. (spoke in English) In this quagmire unilateral measures to enhance security succeed only in undermining it.”
2002-02-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478 (2002) · source
“They deserve the opportunity to go further and to raise their standard of living further to global norms. It is possible. It is necessary. And it is urgent.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source
“This Conflict Prevention Mechanism provides a foundation for the kind of security architecture found in some other regions, which permit them to address with confidence and among equals the security problems they face. This Mechanism provides real value added, as demonstrated by a supportive President Bouteflika in his reaching a peace accord between Ethiopia and Eritrea. We are particularly pleased to see that this Mechanism is to be preserved intact in the transition from the OAU to the African Union. The most solemn duty of Governments is to protect their own citizens. The most basic responsibility of the United Nations is to help those Governments help their people. Let us pledge to work together to acquit our common duty to restore peace and stability throughout Africa. Let the long-suffering people of Africa make progress.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source
“To a citizen of a country like Canada, to which natural resources have brought so much evident benefit, it is especially distressing that African resource wealth should be a curse for so many Africans - not a blessing - and a cause of violence and despair. We fully support the efforts being made by this Council and by the international community at large to end these abuses. Regional organizations such as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and the Organization of African Unity (OAU) itself, have critical roles to play. Canada has been a member of the Friends of the OAU group, who have supported the OAU restructuring process. One area of particular interest mentioned by others is that of regional security, and in particular the OAU Conflict Prevention Mechanism.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The acid test for the protection-of-civilians agenda has always been whether the commitments would be honoured or the recommendations by the Secretary-General adopted. We therefore welcome the Secretariat's intention to revisit its own performance, and we would encourage the Council to do likewise. I would like to say a word about economics. We need to get at the economic fuel that fires so many conflicts, and that economic fuel is natural resources. In Africa, to paraphrase Klausowitz, war has become economics pursued through other means. Whatever the original causes of these conflicts, it is economics that perpetuates them and blocks peace.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We need now to implement that Programme of Action, incomplete though it is, establish procedures for the destruction of surpluses, negotiate a legally binding instrument on marking, control or prohibit exports to non-State actors and, through disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) and related programmes, mop up as many existing weapons as possible and put as many combatants as possible back to work. Further, the Council should take steps to penalize transport firms, especially air transport firms, that flout Council decisions on weapons transfers. There is plenty of evidence available to the Council from the Angola and other sanctions reports to show who the violators are. Countries that harbour these violators ought to be brought to this Chamber before the Council to explain why they are still doing that.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source
“In this context, the Council has rightly given United Nations forces in Sierra Leone an explicit mandate to protect civilians. It should make protection of civilians a standard feature of peace operation mandates. The Council should ask itself why it is authorizing such mandates if it is not to protect the ordinary people who are being abused. I would also like to underline the importance of addressing the situation of war-affected children. They are not just victims of today's conflicts; they are also important participants. More broadly, we need collectively to address effectively the proliferation of small arms and light weapons. Last summer the United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms made a positive, if insufficient, step forward.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The challenge is to transform the intentions found in these resolutions, as well as in 1261 (1999) on children and 1325 (2000), the ground-breaking resolution on women and peace and security, and the mini-recommendations made by the Secretary-General into a programme of action and, ultimately, a record of achievement. I think it is appropriate that I underline in this Council the importance that Canada attaches to protecting civilians in armed conflict. Mr. President, you urged us to be brief, and so if my presentation from here on in becomes a bit disjointed, it is because I am reading only some of it for the record. In most contemporary conflicts, combatants have had an appalling record on the abuse of civilians.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The use of both Council missions and inter-agency fact-finding missions has proven its value, and we welcome the Council's commitment to these tools. The great risks and the exorbitant costs 4 human and financial - of taking action after violent conflict has erupted are perhaps the best incentives for acting to prevent conflict in the first place. When prevention fails, our duty to protect civilians begins. Nowhere is this more pressing than in Africa. The Secretary-General's two reports on the protection of civilians and the Council's two resolutions, 1265 (1999) and 1296 (2000) on this same subject warrant intense follow-up by the Council.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source
“On Friday of this week, Prime Minister Chretien will come to New York and will address African issues before the global business leaders who will be here for the World Economic Forum. As for the United Nations and the Security Council, much effort has been expended on Africa, and much of it successfully, despite the criticism one hears in this forum, sometimes legitimate and sometimes exaggerated. Much has been done both to prevent and to respond to crises in Africa. Action is better than reaction, and prevention is worth the proverbial "pound of cure". We would urge all Council members to support the innovative suggestion that an informal working group of the Council be established to discuss prevention issues on a regular basis and, especially, to consider early warning cases referred to it.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Under the chairmanship of Canada this year, NEPAD will be a principal focus of discussion at the June 2002 G-8 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta. G-8 leaders will also appropriately respond to the tragic events of 11 September, without, however, displacing Africa from their agenda. At Kananaskis G-8 leaders will adopt a concrete plan of action to respond to the invitation of African leaders to partnership in an African owned and led development process. The goal is to put a new partnership in place that will unlock much greater resources, public and private, over time. In its December budget, the Government of Canada committed $500 million Canadian - over $300 million United States 4 in support of the G-8 Africa initiative.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The NEPAD document is one of leadership and vision. It makes clear that the economic and social marginalization of Africa is inimical to global stability. Such marginalization diminishes and endangers us all. NEPAD puts the onus on Africans to act to end that marginalization. But it also issues a call to others for partnership, and Canada supports that call fully. At the Genoa Summit last July, the G-8 welcomed NEPAD. G-8 leaders indicated support for the key themes of NEPAD and established a group of personal representatives to develop a G-8 response. I am happy to tell you that the leader of that group of G-8 personal representatives is my predecessor, Bob Fowler, who was the Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations and is well known to many people in this room.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Countries caught in conflict daily lose ground to the rest of the world, contributing to the marginalization of Africa as a whole. In this distressing context, it is especially encouraging that African leaders have themselves said "Enough" and have summoned the political will and the policy resources to launch the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), a strategy by Africans for Africans. In NEPAD, African leaders both forthrightly acknowledge the extent of the problems affecting Africa and their corrosive effects on the nations and people of Africa, and squarely state their determination to act. By NEPAD, African leaders undertake to strengthen mechanisms for conflict prevention, management and resolution at the regional and continental levels and to ensure that these mechanisms are used.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Conflict is responsible for more death and displacement than famine or flood. Only HIV/AIDS, itself worsened by conflict, is exacting a worse cost. One African in five lives daily with conflict or civil war. Civilian casualties increase year by year and now far outstrip those in any other region of the world. About 19 million refugees and internally displaced persons live in Africa. They are both the cause and an effect of conflict. These statistics are distressing and the effects of these conflicts on Africa are devastating. But the indirect effects are equally striking: health and education systems disrupted, diseases such as HIV/AIDS out of control, agriculture abandoned, economic growth stalled, investment delayed, and the promotion and protection of human rights, democratic development and good governance undermined.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source
“But the continent's share of the gross world product has fallen radically despite the fact that the portion of the world's people living in Africa has almost doubled over the last half century. Africa's per capita gross domestic product has stagnated despite a half century of efforts. Several reasons explain those disappointing economic results. But conflicts are the most obvious cause. Africa is tragic proof of the colossal costs of conflicts left unchecked. (spoke in English) Angola, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia and Sudan are all tragic stories of "de-development", caused at least in part by conflict. And Zimbabwe must be on our watch list. In fact, conflict affects directly or indirectly half the countries in sub-Saharan Africa.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Mr. Heinbecker (Canada) (spoke in French): Nearly half a century has passed since the majority of African countries saw the day when Africans regained responsibility for their own affairs. Much progress has been made since then. Infant mortality rates have steeply declined since the 1950s, even if they have not fallen as much or as rapidly as before. Life expectancy has also advanced, even if the advances made require further efforts and have started to be undermined by HIV/AIDS. Africa has seen the rate of school attendance at the primary, secondary and university levels rise considerably, surpassing the international rates of increase at the three levels. The literacy rate for sub-Saharan Africa has almost doubled over the last thirty years, even if there is still much to be done.”
2002-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4460Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Capacity-building assistance is directly related to the security of each and every one of us. It is therefore essential that we all coordinate our approaches to setting priorities and our responses to the needs of States in the implementation of resolution 1373 (2001). We are pleased to see that the Counter-Terrorism Committee has asked States to identify their needs as well as their capacity to provide assistance to others in the implementation of the resolution. Canada will do its part for those that need help.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453 (2002) · source
“It is the foundation for all of our collective efforts in fighting terrorism. I should like just to go on record to say that the root cause of terrorism is terrorists. There is no circumstance in which terrorism is justified. We all agree that the United Nations has a unique role to play. Canada believes that international cooperation is the key to ensuring the implementation of this resolution, and we recognize that many States do not at present have the resources, funds and experienced people readily at hand to undertake the wide-ranging measures required of them in resolution 1373 (2001). Without some assistance to build that capacity, those States will be left vulnerable to exploitation by terrorists and terrorist networks, and if they are vulnerable, each of us around this table is vulnerable.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453 (2002) · source
“Looking ahead to Kananaskis, G-8 experts are now working jointly to develop new measures against terrorism in a number of areas, including judicial cooperation, computer crime and border security. We will also continue to ensure that our efforts feed into other established processes, particularly the Counter- Terrorism Committee, because no one has resources for competition or overlap. As Chairman of the G-8, we will follow Italy's example and meet periodically with the Counter- Terrorism Committee, with a view to promoting mutual understanding and close cooperation. The United Nations brings together the political, diplomatic, legal, economic, humanitarian and security dimensions of the counter-terrorism agenda. Resolution 1373 (2001) provides a sound framework for national, regional and international actions.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453 (2002) · source
“These measures include the universal ratification of the international conventions on terrorism, the enhancement of the sharing of intelligence and open source information and the prevention of terrorist access to weapons of mass destruction. We also took steps to inhibit the mobility of terrorists, to prevent the falsification of documents and to deprive terrorists of funds. At the Lyon Summit in 1996, G-8 leaders declared that the fight against terrorism is a priority and urged all States to deny support to terrorists. At a ministerial conference held in Paris the same year, ministers agreed at that time to 25 measures to increase efficiency and coherence in the fight against terrorism. Subsequently, we have continued to develop practical measures for countering terrorism.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453 (2002) · source
“Work of the G-8 has focused on improvement in national legislation and on international cooperation in combating illegal arms trafficking and the movement of terrorists. Further, the G-8 summit process has proven useful in testing ideas and subsequently in developing guidelines for countering terrorism. The G-8's work is not limited to the G-8 summit process itself. We work together on the broader international scene with international organizations, especially the United Nations, and regional organizations as well. At the Halifax Summit in 1995, the G-8 undertook to promote specific measures to deter, prevent, investigate and counter terrorist acts.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453 (2002) · source
“At the beginning of 2002 - that is to say, this month - Canada assumed the rotating chairmanship of the G-8. This summer we will be hosting the G-8 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada. Three policy priorities will shape our work in the coming months: first, strengthening the global economic growth; secondly, building a new partnership with Africa in support of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD); and, thirdly, fighting international terrorism. Each goal is important, and each one is relevant to the others. Cooperation within the G-8 forum has been instrumental in developing agreements in other forums, including in the United Nations, on issues such as transportation, security and the exchange of information on the movement of terrorists, their support networks and their activities.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453 (2002) · source
“Terrorism requires a 100 per cent commitment on the part of 100 per cent of the United Nations membership for 100 per cent of the time. Canada today reiterates its full commitment to the struggle against terrorism. (spoke in English) I am pleased to inform the Council that on 24 December 2001, Canada strengthened its anti-terrorism legislation, as outlined in our report to the Counter- Terrorism Committee. We believe that this legislation recognizes the need to enhance security and to protect human rights. In the very near future, we will ratify the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, and with that we will have ratified and implemented all 12 United Nations anti-terrorism conventions.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453 (2002) · source
“Mr. Heinbecker (Canada) (spoke in French): Mr. President, I would like to thank you for giving me this opportunity to speak about the implementation of Security Council resolution 1373 (2001). At the outset, allow me to extend my Government's sincere appreciation to Ambassador Greenstock for his initiative, his dynamic approach and his wisdom in guiding the Counter-Terrorism Committee. Members of the United Nations are indebted to the United Kingdom in general and to Ambassador Greenstock in particular for having taken this very energetic action. The interest in this debate today clearly shows the international community's determination to combat terrorism. We should also highlight the need for agreed action on several fronts.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453 (2002) · source
“The international community ardently desires the realization of both of these objectives and supports the efforts of the United Nations and others to help restart the peace process. Canada now, as in the past, is willing and able to support efforts to resolve this conflict.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“As Prime Minister Chretien said on Thursday, Canada will continue to deal with the Palestinian Authority as the legitimate representative of the Palestinian people. A monitoring mechanism agreed to by both sides could assist in building the confidence necessary to bring the parties back to negotiations and ultimately to a peace settlement. The international community recognizes the right of Israelis to live in peace and security within internationally recognized borders. The international community recognizes a need for the establishment of a viable Palestinian State, which can be brought about through those negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis, which we all agree here tonight must be resumed without delay.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“We call upon the two sides to start immediately on the speedy implementation of the recommendations of the Mitchell report. Both Israel and the Palestinian Authority accepted this report when it appeared last May. In doing so, they recognized that the report provided a road map for setting the peace process back on course. This is as true now in December as it was in May because the required elements of a stable peace settlement are the same as they have always been. Continued terrorist outrages and attacks on civilians have further undermined confidence since the Mitchell report appeared. The long-term objective remains the same, and we, the members of the international community, must do our utmost to help persuade the Israeli Government and the Palestinian Authority to resume discussion and cooperation. Peace talks require partners.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“Quite the reverse; they have undermined the proponents of the peace process. Members of the Palestinian Authority know this to be true. They and all Palestinians must now do all in their power to end the violence and dismantle the terrorist networks. In so doing, they will enhance - not diminish - their legitimacy. At the same time, the use of force and the absence of political engagement also undermine confidence in the search for peace and reinforce extremist views. Pursuit of known terrorists is entirely justifiable. However, the excessive use of force and the targeting of infrastructure as a quid pro quo for terrorism are taking a heavy toll not only in innocent unarmed bystanders, but also in the qualities of reason, moderation and good will, which the pursuit of peace needs now more urgently than ever.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“We have seen and we deplore the logic of violence that gradually undermines the proponents of peace, moderation and good will and fortifies the advocates of extremism. After 15 months of a cycle of armed intifada, terrorism and violent repression, the space for moderation has been drastically and dangerously reduced. To bring an end to the violence, the first step is to condemn terrorism and its practitioners loudly and unequivocally. As my Foreign Minister, John Manley, said on Thursday, Canada fully supports Israel's right to security and understands Israel's need to defend itself against terrorist attacks. By their criminal acts, indiscriminate violence and suicide bombings, the terrorists have undermined confidence that peace and security are possible, and they have done nothing to persuade others to support their cause.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“I welcome this opportunity to speak in this debate. Since September 2000 the world has watched the violent degradation of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians with disbelief and consternation and growing horror. One thousand are dead and thousands more scarred and maimed for life. Bitterness, suspicion and hostility are widespread, where once the prospect of peace permitted a cautious optimism and confidence in the future. The peace process set in motion at Madrid 10 years ago is now feared by some to be dead. It is certainly in failing health, and we need to exercise our best efforts to revive it. The immediate cessation of all acts of violence, provocation and destruction is essential.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“If the Member States in question and other armed groups refuse to cooperate, the Council should apply stronger and more effective measures. Moreover, we believe that vigilance is required now more than ever, and that the Panel of Experts must be asked to pursue its work. Its mandate might be usefully adjusted and extended to make it possible to verify whether the plundering continues, to see if it develops in new directions and to better determine how the international community could contribute to putting an end to it without further burdening the population in their economic and security needs. We are deeply convinced that any progress aimed at ending the illegal exploitation of natural resources in the Democratic Republic of the Congo will be one more step towards a return to peace in this country and in the region.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437Resumption1 (2001) · source
“This additional information put forward by the Panel of Experts has just increased the growing alarm of Canada concerning the illegal exploitation of natural resources of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This feeds even today a devastating conflict that has lasted for more than three years now. Canada would like to reiterate its remarks of 3May and, in particular, its condemnation of any persons, Governments and armed groups that have illegally exploited the resources of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and that have, through their activities, contributed to perpetuating the war in that country. Canada believes that the Security Council must ensure that measures are adopted to put an end to the plundering of the resources in the Congo.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Mr. Heinbecker (Canada) (spoke in French): Canada took note with great interest of the addendum to the report submitted to the Council by the Panel of Experts. It was very important that the Panel be able to complete its difficult work, and we thank them for it. The addendum to the report takes nothing away from the severe comments and recommendations already expressed with respect to the actors operating with the cooperation or backing of forces exercising control of the so-called rebel zones. To the contrary, it presents a more complete and alarming picture of the extent of the illegal exploitation of natural resources throughout the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4437Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Machel's ground-breaking 1996 study. In it, she clearly reminds us all that there is still much to be done to fulfil our promises to each other and to the children. Next spring's special session on children will be an important opportunity for us all to redeem those promises. Let us together guarantee that the special session will strengthen our commitment to children and protect them. Let us progressively establish a new and humane international norm of behaviour: no more child soldiers.”
2001-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4422Resumption1 (2001) · source
“One of the most pernicious violations of children's rights is the abduction, conscription and use of children in armed conflict. Human Rights Watch reports that earlier this month more than 100 primary school students were abducted to serve as soldiers by the Burundian rebel movement "Forces for the Defence of Democracy". Forces for the Defence of Democracy: using child soldiers in its interpretation of democracy! While several students escaped, dozens remain in rebel hands. We call upon the perpetrators to release the children, and we call upon the Council to condemn this crime and to punish its authors. Finally, a word about Graca Machel's report, "The Impact of Armed Conflict on Children". The Government of Canada, along with the Government of Norway, helped commission the Machel review, an update of Mrs.”
2001-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4422Resumption1 (2001) · source
“The Economic Community of West African States has established a child-protection unit within its secretariat; such measures, I see, are called for in the resolution itself. We believe that this is a potentially very important initiative, and we hope it will serve as a model for other regional organizations for integrating child protection into their work. It has been over a year since the Assembly adopted the Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Many States have subsequently signed this new instrument, and 11 others have ratified it, moving us closer to a global ban on the use of child soldiers. We encourage all Governments present here to sign and ratify the Protocol. Its universal ratification and implementation are important steps for the protection of children.”
2001-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4422Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Many of you who are here today were present at that Conference, and you will remember that it brought together over 1,500 delegates - including representatives of Governments, NGOs, United Nations agencies and young people themselves - many of whom have had first-hand experience with children in armed conflict. The priorities for action outlined in Winnipeg have had beneficial effects here. For example, one of the promising outcomes of last summer's United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons was its recognition of the devastating impact of small arms on children. Progress on child protection extends well beyond the United Nations, of course.”
2001-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4422Resumption1 (2001) · source
“In particular, we encourage the United Nations agencies to continue their efforts to improve training on children's rights for United Nations staff and to evaluate the lessons learned from the incorporation of child protection into peacekeeping operations despite the meagre resources at their disposal to do so. We need to continue to cooperate with NGOs on the front lines of protecting children. In this regard, we welcome the establishment of the NGO "watchlist" on children and armed conflict. This initiative should improve protection for the rights of children in specific situations of armed conflict through better monitoring, better reporting and better follow-up action before, during and after conflicts. In September 2000, Canada hosted in Winnipeg an International Conference on War-Affected Children.”
2001-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4422Resumption1 (2001) · source
“The Secretary-General was right to highlight this inescapable reality in his recommendations throughout the report. We welcome the adoption today by the Council of this further, very significant resolution on this issue, responding to the Secretary-General's recommendations and reaffirming the Council's commitment to protect children. I would also like to congratulate Mr. Otunnu, the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, and the United Nations Children's Fund, in partnership with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other United Nations agencies, for integrating child protection into the peace and security agenda.”
2001-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4422Resumption1 (2001) · source
“He emphasizes the fact that despite laudable progress achieved, thanks to efforts made recently, the task of the Council in this respect is far from over. (spoke in English) Security Council resolutions 1261 (1999) and 1314 (2000) on children and armed conflict have outlined the steps to be taken, the actors to be engaged and the mechanisms to be used to increase the protection of the rights of war-affected children and their communities. We commend the Council for acting on these guidelines with respect to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sierra Leone. We need now to focus more systematically on further implementation of these provisions in the two landmark resolutions. Doing so requires significant political will and significant resources.”
2001-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4422Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Mr. Heinbecker (Canada) (spoke in French): First and foremost, I would like to thank you, Madam President, for having requested this public debate on children and armed conflict. I know to what extent you personally are interested in this matter. You and I both witnessed the devastating consequences of armed conflict on children in Sierra Leone. The events of the last two months have reminded us all how important it is to protect civilians, more specifically, children, and they have also reminded us that this task is highly relevant to the work of the Council. Peace is only possible if we give priority to human security. I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his detailed and far-sighted report on children and armed conflict.”
2001-11-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4422Resumption1 (2001) · source
“It is important in this case, too, as it is with respect to Bin Laden and Al Qaeda, that the Security Council monitor whether its decisions are implemented and act when they are not, because, frankly, if Council resolutions are not monitored and not enforced, then we would be better off if they were not passed in the first place.”
2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source