As this year comes to a close and we reflect on the commemoration of the seventieth anniversary of the Geneva Conventions and the twentieth anniversary of the Security Council’s protection-of-civilians agenda, the world is at a crossroads.
The humanitarian aid system has become more effective, and …
I have the honour to deliver the first part of this statement on behalf of a group of countries, including Argentina, Australia, Costa Rica, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, Uruguay and my own country, Canada.
We deeply regret that the agreed language related to sex…
I will deliver this statement in two parts. I have the honour to deliver the first part of this statement on behalf of Argentina, Australia, Colombia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Mexico, New Zealand, Switzerland, Uruguay and my own country, Canada.
We deeply regret that the agreed language related to s…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of Australia, Iceland, Lichtenstein, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland and my own country, Canada.
We take the floor today because we understand that a vote has been called for on two paragraphs of draft resolution A/72/L.22, specifically the twenty-eighth preamb…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of Australia, New Zealand and my own country, Canada.
First, let me begin my thanking the co-facilitators, Switzerland and Mexico, for their open, transparent, cooperative and collaborative approach to preparing the modalities resolution 71/280.…
As a number of humanitarian draft resolutions have been submitted today for action, Canada would like to speak to the humanitarian situation that we see around the world and how it is reflected in the draft resolutions that are currently before Member States.
We live in a world in which increasingl…
There are many situations that warrant the attention of the General Assembly. However, the wide range of situations that are before us should not lead us to ignore the issue surrounding global awareness of the tragedies of irregular migrants in the Mediterranean basin, with specific emphasis on Syri…
