I take the floor on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
We take this opportunity to once again express our support for the upcoming high-level meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and to sincerely thank the co-facilitators, Their Excellencies Ambassadors Frazier and Jackman, from Malt…
At the outset, I would like to wish Ramadan karim to colleagues here today who observe. I would also like to thank Pakistan and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation for their hard work in introducing and facilitating this resolution (resolution 78/264) and take note of their flexibility during th…
For two long years now, the Russian Federation has been waging an illegal war of aggression against its sovereign neighbour, Ukraine. This year also marks the tenth anniversary of Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea, which is part of Ukraine’s territory.
Russia’s actions in Ukraine are illegal. T…
It has been three months since Hamas’s brutal terrorist attack against Israel on 7 October 2023, which triggered the violence we are now witnessing in the region. Canada continues to mourn every Israeli and every Palestinian innocent life that has been lost in this conflict.
Canada welcomes the Sec…
Canada would like to thank the United States for its leadership in bringing forward resolution 78/131. Action at all levels is required to address the public health and security challenges posed by synthetic drugs. That is why Canada joined consensus on the resolution.
However, we remain concerned …
Over the past decade, we have convened to express our alarm at the exponential rise in humanitarian needs, calling every year “unprecedented”. And yet, at the end of 2023 we find ourselves having faced another challenging year of historic needs driven by increasingly protracted conflicts, exacerbate…
Canada regrets to see draft amendments (A/78/L.19 and A/78/L.18) on operative paragraph 8 and the thirty-third preambular paragraph, respectively. These draft amendments are extremely concerning.
As a State party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Canada strongly support…
While Canada did not support resolution 78/78, which was just adopted, we consider it essential that we signal our heightened concern about the extremist violence of terror attacks against Israeli civilians and the ongoing fighting in Gaza, with its tragic consequences. The continued growth of Israe…
Canada is pleased to see that there have been some significant ocean-related advances over the past year. From the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) to the adoption and opening for signature of the historic Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law o…
It is a privilege to take part in this very important annual discussion to reflect on the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) achievements. This year, our discussion takes place as we mark 25 years since the adoption of the Rome Statute. Those 25 years testify to the role of the Court as a pillar o…
I want to thank you, Mr. President, and my colleague for her comments. I would like to point out to my colleague that the established practice of holding a debate prior to the voting on a draft resolution would give time for all delegations to be present in the General Assembly Hall for taking that …
I am very honoured to speak to the General Assembly on behalf of the Government of Canada. I recognize that I am doing so on the traditional territory of the Lenape people.
I would first like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election as President of the General Assembly. If I may say so,…
I too would like to extend my sincere condolences to the
people and the Government of Morocco for all those who lost their lives following the earthquake in the country last weekend.
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Let me also express Canada’s solidarity with the United States and all those who lost nationals…
I would like to begin my statement today by reiterating that Canada firmly condemns the use of the veto by the Russian Federation on 11 July (see S/PV.9371) on a draft humanitarian resolution in the Security Council (S/2023/506). This is the eighteenth veto that it has used against draft resolutions…
This debate is an opportunity to reflect on the effects of Russia’s illegal, ongoing occupation of Ukrainian territories and the atrocities that it has committed. Canada continues to call for sustained action to address those evils.
How bravely have ordinary Ukrainians endured occupation, and to wh…
I am very pleased to speak on behalf of 66 members of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security, an informal network that represents all five regional groups at the United Nations, as well as the European Union. I would like to highlight four points.
First of all, we categorically condemn t…
Canada supports the statement made on behalf of the Group of Friends of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P). We thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/77/910) and welcome the fact that it focuses on the links between sustainable development and the responsibility to protect. The pillars of th…
On 22 June 1985, exactly 38 years ago today, a plane took off from Vancouver to Toronto with a bomb that was built in Canada by violent extremists in my country. The luggage in which that bomb was hidden made its way onto a plane that took off from Toronto, my hometown, on Air India Flight 182, whic…
I am honoured to address the Security Council on behalf of Australia, Canada and New Zealand on the serious matter of climate change and its current and projected impacts on global peace and security.
On behalf of our three Governments, I would like to take this opportunity to reiterate our commitm…
As noted in the report of the Secretary-General (A/77/877), significant progress has been made towards strengthening HIV prevention, testing and treatment over the past decades. But progress remains uneven, both among countries and within them. People in the most vulnerable situations continue to be…
