is being called upon, time and time again, to do. The aecision of the Government of Canada to send ships as well as a squadron of aircraft to the Gulf to participate in the international effort to deter further Iraqi sggression and to ensure the implementation of United Nations sanctions is a BEI/10 WPV.2943 38 (Mr.) visible expression of our national commitment to uphold the Charter of the United Uations. We all feel the plight of the ten8 of thousands of displaced person who fled Iraq or Kuwait, leaving behind their personal belongings and their hopes for a better life for themselves and their children, for an uncertain existence in hastily established refugee camps. The Canadian Government responded quickly to their tragic situation. Today the Council has adopted its ninth resolution, co-sponsored by Canada, in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Each resolution has been painstakingly considered, an& each country here has made its decision in full cognizance of the gravity of the situation and of its possible consequences. This is true above all of the resolution we have a&opted today, which responds to the continuing blatant disregard of the Government of Iraq for the resolutions of the Security Council and the will of the international community. The resolution we have adopted today tightens the sanctions impooed against Iraq and sets out the means by which their effectiveness is to be assured. But it does more than that. It underlines to the Government of Iraq that its continued failure to comply with the resolutions of this Council could lead to further action by the Council under the Charter of the United Nations, with potentially Bevere consequeaces. Our diplomatic efforts to achieve an urgent and peaceful solution to this crisis will continua in the coming days. In carrying out these efforts Canada will 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech or statement by a government representative, likely the Prime Minister of Canada, addressing the international community and the United Nations Security Council. The language used is formal and diplomatic, and the topic is the response of Canada to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and the subsequent humanitarian crisis. The text does not mention specific economic, industrial, or agricultural measures, but rather focuses on the international political and humanitarian aspects of the crisis.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International trade