Space brings an abundance and diversity of unique and fundamental benefits to Earth. As the space community moves forward with its
exploration endeavours, space will continue to inspire, innovate and provide real-world applications for the benefit of humankind.
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First, I would like to say how happy, delightful and inspiring it was for us to learn of the appointment of the new President of Ethiopia this morning. We want to congratulate our friends from Ethiopia on the appointment of President Sahle-Work Zewde by the Parliament. It is not only an exceptional …
It is an honour for Canada to make this statement at today’s debate on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development. Canada has actively participated, as a partner and a peer, in this week’s Africa Dialogue Series. We very much appreciate the opportunity to listen to our friends and colleagues as we…
I would like to start by thanking Mexico for taking such an active leadership role in bringing the challenges and opportunities of rapid technological change to the table, including by initiating resolution 72/242, on the impact of rapid technological change on the achievement of the Sustainable Dev…
I have the honour to speak today on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand (CANZ).
We would like to take this opportunity to express our continued support for the important work of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. The ongoing work of the Mechanism ensures that the l…
Canada is honoured to help close the general debate at the seventy-third session of the General Assembly. Let me start with a simple question. Why does the United Nations matter? The answer is also simple. The magnitude of the contemporary challenges that the world is confronting, from climate chang…
Nelson Mandela’s message of peace was rooted in the conviction that we are all part of the same community, that our fate is tied to that of our fellow citizens. He famously held that
“to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of o…
I would first like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Tadamichi Yamamoto, for his informative briefing on the situation in Afghanistan. I also express my sincere appreciation to Mr. Ramiz Bakhtiar for his briefing. I now follow him on Twitter, and so I know that today …
Allow me to start by thanking the United States for convening this important debate. Let me also thank the Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, and Ms. Sarah Blakemore, from the non-governmental organization Keeping Children Safe, for their thought-provoking…
Allow me to start by thanking the United Kingdom for convening this important debate. Let me also thank the Secretary-General, The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Ms. Mossarat Qadeem from the PAIMAN Alumni Trust for their thought-provoking briefing toda…
Let me begin by thanking Sweden for convening this much-needed open debate and congratulating, you, Sir, on your very capable presidency of the Security Council for the month of July.
I am pleased to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict — a network…
Canada thanks the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan for its ongoing work in the country. We also thank Special Representative Yamamoto, Executive Director Fedotov and Under-Secretary- General Voronkov for their very enlightening briefings.
Today I will address three main points: the …
Today, for the sixth time, we are reviewing the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy together and taking stock of the
developments that have occurred in the two years since the last review. Some progress has been made, but there have also been setbacks. Terrorism in its evolving forms …
Canada thanks the President of the General Assembly and the Secretary-General for their statements (see A/72/ PV.99), and Australia and Ghana for their leadership in including the responsibility to protect on the agenda of the General Assembly. The inclusion of
the responsibility to protect on the …
Canada is proud of the momentum that the fast-track approach and the 2016 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS have created.
However, 2020 is at our doorstep, and we are concerned about the significant gaps that remain in meeting the global targets. We welcome the report of the Secretary-General (…
Canada is pleased once again to support draft resolution A/72/L.55, entitled “Status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia”. Canada fully supports the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Georgia within…
I am delivering this explanation of position on behalf of Australia, New Zealand and my own country, Canada. We would first like to congratulate the Secretary-General and his team, and our able facilitators, the Ambassadors of Denmark and Algeria. It was not always an easy road, but we should all be…
I am pleased to deliver this statement on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Just a few weeks ago, at the high-level meeting on peacebuilding and sustaining peace (see A/72/PV.83- PV.87), Member States resoundingly reaffirmed their support to sustaining peace and the reform efforts of the…
Let me begin by expressing my delegation’s sincere appreciation to the Republic of Poland for convening today’s important and timely ministerial open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. Canada recognizes the urgent need for sustained high-level attention to this issue.
At a tim…
The role of the Security Council is to maintain international peace and security. However, there can be no peace without justice. Despite growing demands for accountability, impunity for
violations of international law continues unabated. We can do better.
Justice and accountability are prerequisi…
