The establishment of the United Nations came about through the fundamental recognition of our interdependence as peoples and nations. Canada was among its founding members, who were inspired at the time by the need to create an international consensus for the stability and security of a world ravage…
I would like to begin by thanking you, Madam, and your delegation for organizing this important meeting. Our also express our special appreciation to Prime Minister Pierre-Louis for joining this debate and for her outstanding leadership. I would also like to thank President Clinton, Special Envoy fo…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand (CANZ). We welcome the establishment of the Working Group in pursuance of resolution 63/305, which we just adopted. The CANZ countries very much look forward to engaging constructively in the Working Group. Along with others i…
I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this important debate. Canada warmly welcomes the Secretary-General’s report (A/63/677) and its recommendations on implementation of the responsibility to protect. It is appropriate that this year’s debate coincides with the f…
I should like to congratulate all the candidates selected today. Canada strongly supports the new system of administration of justice at the United Nations, and the selections made today are another important step in the realization of that long-overdue reform.
Without fail, all of the judges selec…
Canada, like a number of other members of the international community, is making considerable sacrifices and mobilizing significant resources in the pursuit of a more stable and secure Afghanistan. The ongoing attention of the Security Council is critical to achieving this objective.
Canada welcome…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, and the Mission of Turkey for organizing this important and timely debate. I would also like to thank Under-Secretaries-General Le Roy and Malcorra for their presentations today, and for the considered thought and analysis they have given to the challenges f…
While great progress has been made in the response to HIV/AIDS since the 2001 Declaration of Commitment, enormous challenges remain, as we all know. Canada is committed to meeting these challenges. Our domestic and international efforts are grounded in a respect for human rights and the recognition …
I am speaking on behalf of the delegations of Canada, Australia and New
Zealand — the CANZ delegations. Canada, too, would like to stress the importance that we attach to this event. As a result, Mr. President, we must also note our concern about the process on which you have embarked. We entered i…
At the outset, I should like to congratulate the Foreign Minister of Mexico for her statement and congratulate Mexico upon having assumed the chair of the Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict. We are convinced that Mexico will discharge its duties
with the same conviction and effici…
First of all, I would like, Sir, to thank you and the Mexican delegation for organizing this important meeting.
I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2009/189) and the Under-Secretary- General, Mr. Pascoe. The report is a very useful document to understand mediation as …
I thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity to speak on this important subject. Canada continues to support the Government and the people of Afghanistan in forging a stable country and a peaceful future. I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for his honest and…
I would like to thank the mission of France for organizing this important debate on peacekeeping and for inviting Canada to speak in the light of Canada’s role in the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations. I would also like to thank Under-Secretaries-General Le Roy and Malcorra and Special Re…
On behalf of the Government of Canada, I would like to extend my thanks to France for convening this important debate today, and to thank the Under-Secretary-General for his briefing this morning and for all his very dedicated efforts for the protection of civilians.
This year’s debate looks forwar…
It is my honour to speak today on behalf of Australia, New Zealand and Canada — the CANZ delegations.
Let me begin by congratulating India on its successful tenure as Chair of the Kimberley Process over the past year. Important improvements to the
Process have been made under India’s stewardship, …
Canada strongly supports efforts to enhance the coordination of humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, including by addressing the transition from the emergency relief period through reconstruction and rehabilitation stages to the development phase.
Canada participated construct…
The delegation of Canada would like to explain its vote on resolution 63/84 today, as it was not possible to do so during the deliberations of the First Committee on the draft resolution.
In 2007, Canada made a statement before the voting on last year’s version of the draft resolution on the risk o…
Canada remains firmly committed to the goal of a negotiated two-State solution and a comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East. Canada supports the right of Israel to live within secure borders and the establishment of a sovereign, independent and viable Palestinian State as part of a negot…
Canada welcomes this opportunity to share views on the annual report of the Security Council (A/63/2), and to address once more the important subject of Security Council reform.
The Security Council has a central, and indeed growing, role in leading collective responses to today’s security challeng…
Canada wishes to congratulate the Pacific small island developing States (SIDS) for their leadership in bringing the important issue of security and climate change to the forefront of our work at the United Nations. All the Pacific SIDS delegations have spoken with great conviction and cogency today…
