At the outset, let me thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting on this very important topic. I wish that we were assembling today to celebrate a renewed sense of hope and enthusiasm about prospects for a resumption of multilateral disarmament negotiations. We are not. T…
Draft resolution A/65/L.7, which is now before the General Assembly, and the draft resolution that will be presented in the Security Council later today demonstrate the commitment in both bodies to strengthening the United Nations contribution to peacebuilding. The two draft resolutions also represe…
I have the honour to speak today on behalf of the CANZ group, namely, Canada,
Australia and New Zealand. Before speaking on the International Criminal Court (ICC), may I offer the condolences of that group on the sad passing of former President Kirchner to the Government of Argentina.
The year 201…
On behalf of the Government of Canada, I wish to thank the Ugandan presidency for convening this open debate on women and peace and security, in time to mark the tenth anniversary of the landmark resolution 1325 (2000).
Let me first say a few words on behalf of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace …
Canada is pleased once again this year to join this important debate on Africa. Africa is a continent rich in its cultures, diversity and history. Many African countries have made important progress in recent years, and significant parts of the continent are moving in the right direction. They have …
The reports before us demonstrate that the United Nations is prepared to move forward with the concrete implementation of an effective peacebuilding agenda. The ultimate test will be whether the United Nations system deploys
resources and technical expertise in a timely and targeted manner. In that…
At the outset, I would like to thank His Excellency the Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Mr. Rassoul, and Mr. De Mistura for participating in this important debate and for their extremely helpful statements this morning.
On 18 September, the Afghan people voted in the first Afghan-led parliamentary…
We thank the Secretary-General for having convened this summit. The Millennium Development Goals set
benchmarks that enable us all to measure our collective progress towards building a better future for those on our planet most in need. They eloquently express our conviction that nations must work …
It has now been more than 65 years since the nations of the world, exhausted, and in some cases devastated, by years of war, established the United Nations. Canada was one of those nations — one of the many, in fact, whose fresh experience of conflict had persuaded their peoples that the possibility…
I would first like to thank you, Mr. President, for taking the initiative to organize this meeting. I would also like to acknowledge the presence of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Mulet, and to thank him and his team for their extraordinary work in Haiti. Canada would also …
On behalf of the Group of Western European and Other States, I would like to join others in extending to the peoples and the Governments of Malta and Saudi Arabia our deepest condolences on the deaths of President Guido de Marco and His Excellency Ambassador Samir Shihabi. Both were very important f…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to discuss the challenges facing contemporary peacekeeping operations. The presence of the Force Commanders of our peacekeeping missions here in New York this week is very welcome. They certainly merit our recognition and our sincere gra…
By way of introduction, let me first say that Canada fully appreciates the vital importance of water for all, and this is why Canada supports countless initiatives around the world to ensure that people have access to safe drinking water and sanitation. This being said, with respect to the resolutio…
I should like to join others in thanking you, Mr. President, and the delegation of Nigeria for having convened this important debate.
Preventive diplomacy and conflict prevention have been issues of increasing priority for the Council over the past two decades. This makes good sense, because the fi…
Canada thanks the Secretary-General for his latest report (S/2010/318) and welcomes his assessment of the situation in Afghanistan. At the outset, I would like to join others in expressing our deep condolences for the death of the United Nations staff member killed yesterday.
The security situation…
Canada welcomes this opportunity to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. We also see the tenth anniversary as an opportunity to acknowledge the real progress that Member States have made in ratifying, implementing and…
Madam President, I would first of all like to thank you and the delegation of Mexico for convening this important meeting. I would also like to thank all the speakers of this morning. In particular, I thank Ms. Manju Gurung for her moving and compelling statement, which reminds us of the relevance a…
2010 is an important year. It marks the target date for the achievement of Millennium Development Goal 6 on HIV and AIDS. As the Secretary-General notes in his recent report (A/64/735), many countries around the world, including Canada, have achieved great progress in realizing the goals of the 2001…
At the outset, I thank you, Sir, for having organized this important meeting. I especially wish to thank Mr. Jean- Max Bellerive, Prime Minister of Haiti, for his presence here today. I also acknowledge the presence of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Edmond Mulet, and thank …
On behalf of Canada, I would like at the outset to convey our most heartfelt condolences to the people of Haiti following the violent earthquake that struck the country. I would also like to extend our sympathies to the family and colleagues of the United Nations for the loss of their loved ones. We…
