I thank Switzerland for convening today’s important open debate, and I
thank the briefers for their thoughtful observations and insights.
Canada welcomes the Secretary-General’s thorough and sobering report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict (S/2023/345).
Whereas many States follow …
I thank the General Assembly for the invitation to address Member States today. I am pleased to join them at this very important midterm review and to provide an overview of Canada’s progress on the commitments of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Since we signed the Sendai Framewor…
I am pleased to speak on behalf of the Economic and Social Council’s Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Haiti, which comprises 22 Member States that are committed to accompanying Haiti’s long-term socioeconomic development. Since last year, our group expanded to include Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barba…
I would like to thank Ms. Marchi-Uhel for her briefing, and the entire Mechanism for its consistent efforts aimed at supporting competent jurisdictions in the investigation and prosecution of those responsible for abhorrent crimes under international law committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since M…
Canada recognizes that climate change is one of the major global challenges of our times. All actors should take concrete and ambitious action to address this immense challenge and build a more sustainable world. We are doing our part by taking ambitious measures at the national level and supporting…
I have the pleasure to deliver this statement on behalf of Australia, New Zealand and my own country, Canada.
We would like to thank the co-facilitators as well as all delegations that took part in the negotiations on the scope, modalities, format and organization of the high- level meeting on pand…
We would like to thank the facilitator, the Permanent Representative of Algeria, as well as all delegations that took part in the negotiation of resolution 77/270, for their active engagement. Canada was pleased to see that resolution return to adoption by consensus in recent years and is supportive…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for giving us the opportunity to join in today’s discussion.
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I hope that my colleague from Gabon understands how very saddened each and every one of us was to hear the news of Minister Adamo’s passing, and I want to assure him that our th…
We appreciate the opportunity to participate in this discussion, although I have to confess that I think that it is highly unusual that we are put in this position by the Russian delegation today.
Before we vote on draft decision A/77/L.47, I would like to express my deep regret that we are faced w…
I am pleased to speak on behalf of the Economic and Social Council Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Haiti. The Advisory Group comprises 21 Member States that are committed to supporting Haiti’s long-term socioeconomic development. I am proud to see my colleagues from Rwanda, Kenya, Saint Vincent and the Gre…
As Secretary-General António Guterres reminded us this year in the context of World Oceans Day, on 8 June, we have a once-in- a-generation opportunity and responsibility to correct our relationship with the natural world, including the world’s seas and oceans. With that message in mind, Canada is pl…
We started 2022 with 274 million people in need, a tragic increase from 2021’s figure of 235 million, already considered to be the highest in decades. That number climbed through 2022 to reach a staggering 324 million. Projections for 2023 put the number at 339 million, and we are once again calling…
Canada joined the consensus today on resolution 77/18 because we strongly support its objective of strengthening cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
The work of the OIC in reinforcing shared United Nations principles on gender issues in Afghanis…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting and allowing us to have this debate at this time. I think it is very timely, given the difficult year that we have had in the Assembly, and we very much welcome this annual debate. My delegation also looks forward to the forthc…
I would like to start by congratulating the Government of Germany on the remarkable job it has done in giving us a text that reflects, I think, the opinion and feelings of the entire General Assembly. I also think it is important that we make a great effort to support the draft resolution before us …
Once again, it is a pleasure for me to share Canada’s observations on the activities and achievements of the International Criminal Court over the past year.
Celebrating twenty years of operation, the Court remains a key institution in combating impunity for the most serious international crimes, e…
I had an opportunity to travel to Haiti and the Dominican Republic in late August, as Chair of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Haiti of the Economic and Social Council and in my national capacity.
I think everything that needs to be said has been said about the depths of the challenges that we face in…
I am speaking here for the first time as Canada’s Foreign Minister as we gather in the Assembly Hall on the traditional territory of the Lenape people.
The Secretary-General has said that we are in rough seas; that a winter of global discontent is on the horizon; that we have a duty to act. I agree…
Canada takes the floor today to urge fellow Member States to reject the hostile draft amendment contained in document A/77/L.2, proposed by Belarus, to draft decision A/77/L.1, submitted by Ukraine together with 53 sponsors. The draft decision before the Assembly today seeks to grant a very specific…
I would like to thank you, Sir, for convening this very fitting tribute to the memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who was Canada’s longest-reigning sovereign and Head of State. We express our profound condolences to King Charles III and his family.
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We experience this loss …
