Let me take this opportunity to thank Ambassador Koki Muli, Deputy Permanent Representative of Kenya, for her very constructive opening remarks.
Canada supports the important work of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and is pleased that we …
Canada is pleased to join consensus on resolution 67/110. We welcome the strengthening of cooperation between the United Nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in various fields, including the promotion and protection of human rights, which, in all contexts, are to be impleme…
It is evident that the international community can and must do better in supporting States recovering from conflict or managing political transitions. It is also evident that those States often face significant shortages in the technical expertise necessary to deliver tangible peace dividends and to…
People continue to suffer needlessly in far too many contexts. The ongoing humanitarian crises in Syria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Sahel, the Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia and Afghanistan highlight the continued need for effective international humanitarian responses. In the face of increa…
I have the honour, and am personally delighted, to speak on behalf of States members of the Group of Western European and other States. We are here to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the opening for signature of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on 10 December 1982 in Mo…
We would like to thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to take the floor.
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On behalf of the Government of Canada, I wish to thank the Indian presidency for convening this open debate that provides focus on the important role of women in establishing and maintaining peace…
Canada is pleased to be a sponsor of the draft resolution introduced today on the situation in Afghanistan (A/67/L.16), and we thank the German delegation for coordinating the process.
The past year was particularly important for Afghanistan’s transition. The conferences that have
been held in Ist…
Canada agreed to join the consensus on the resolution on cooperation between the United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (resolution 67/15). We would, however, like to reiterate our concerns about the introduction of contentious language into what is supposed to be a procedural reso…
On behalf of the Canadian delegation, acting on behalf of the Chair of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), it is my pleasure to introduce the draft resolution entitled “Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency”. As colleagues are aware, the General Assemb…
I have the honour of speaking today on behalf of New Zealand and Australia, as well as Canada (CANZ).
The CANZ countries wish to take this opportunity to express our strong support for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (IC…
I would like to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, and the Guatemalan delegation for organizing today’s debate on Haiti. I also congratulate you for presiding over the Council for the first time in your country’s history.
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We congratulate all Guatemalans.
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It is an honour to address the opening of the sixty-seventh regular session of the General Assembly.
First of all, allow me to begin with a moment of silence in tribute to all the diplomats, from so many countries, who have lost their lives in the service of our common humanity and in the pursuit o…
This debate comes at the end of a pivotal year for Afghanistan. Over the past 12 months, the international community has been involved in a series of high-level discussions with Afghanistan about its engagement there post-2014. Through conferences in Istanbul, Bonn and Kabul, the Chicago NATO Summit…
Let me first thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity to speak and present Canada’s view of the Syrian crisis.
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As we demonstrated, following the appointment earlier this year of Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan, today Canada wishes to underline its unequivocal support for Mr.…
Canada deplores the ongoing situation in Syria, which has claimed too many lives and threatens to inflame sectarian strife. Deteriorating conditions have increased tensions in Lebanon, and a massive outflow of refugees to Jordan, Turkey, Iraq and Lebanon has created a humanitarian challenge for thos…
Canada was pleased to join the consensus on resolution 66/288, endorsing the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). We would like to take this opportunity to reiterate our gratitude to the Government and people of Brazil for hosting such a successful conference…
On behalf of the Government of Canada, I would like to thank the Colombian presidency for convening today’s open debate on the Middle East.
There are dark clouds gathering over the Middle East. The region is more volatile and unstable than it has been in years. We face multiple and serious challeng…
As we gather to renew our multilateral commitment to fighting terrorism, we are mindful of a powerful monument that stands just 5 kilometres from this very Hall. I am referring to Ground Zero, site of the single deadliest terrorist attack in world history. As I said in my address to the General Asse…
It has been a busy winter and spring for Afghanistan. Today’s debate in the Security Council comes on the heels of a series of key high-level meetings over the past months that have included discussions on the future of the international community’s engagement in Afghanistan beyond the end of the tr…
Canada welcomes this opportunity to speak about the progress made towards the commitment to the 2011 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Intensifying Our Efforts to Eliminate
HIV and AIDS (resolution 65/277, annex). In our current global environment, it is important to renew our sense of shared …
