As it has always done, Canada will vote in favour of the draft resolution on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba (A/73/L.3).
With respect to the proposed United States amendments to draft resolution A/73/L.3, C…
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 …
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…
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…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Friends of Haiti, which includes Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, France, Guatemala, Peru, the United States of America, Uruguay and my country, Canada.
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s important debate on the f…
I would like to thank Germany for leading the preparation of this year’s draft resolution (A/72/L.8), on the situation in Afghanistan. On behalf of Canada, I would also like to express our appreciation for the presence and statement in the Assembly today of Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah.…
I am pleased to speak on behalf of the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict, an informal network of 40 interested States Members of the United Nations, representing all five regional groups of the Organization.
The Group of Friends wishes to reiterate its strong support for the children …
I would like to thank France and the United Kingdom for convening this important meeting on strategic force generation and for inviting Canada to brief the Council on the upcoming Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial Meeting in the beautiful city of Vancouver.
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I would also like to t…
I thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to address the Security Council. Canada thanks the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Yamamoto, for his insightful briefing.
Canada fully endorses the statement of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, but I would add some
additional poi…
I thank the Ambassador of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for his leadership on the submission of draft resolution A/71/L.61/Rev.1. I also pay tribute to Mr. You Dong Peng, Vice-Minister
of the State Forestry Administration of China, and thank him for his leadership and for being here today.
In o…
Allow me to join Canada’s voice to others in expressing our condolences to Egypt and Sweden.
Let me begin by highlighting the immense task that has been accomplished by the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) since 2004
with regard to stability and security in Haiti. In that r…
I thank you, Sir, for this opportunity to address the Security Council. Canada would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary General, Mr. Yamamoto, for his insightful briefing.
I would also like to welcome Ms. Sima Samar, Chair of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission. Ca…
Following the death of our colleague, Ambassador Churkin, I would like to begin by expressing my most sincere condolences to his wife, Irina, his family, the entire Russian mission and the Russian people for their great loss. In addition to his exceptional legacy here at the United Nations, Vitaly C…
Let me first offer Canada’s most sincere condolences to the family of the deceased Russian Ambassador to Turkey, the members of the Russian Federation diplomatic corps, and the Government and the people of the Russian Federation. Our thoughts and prayers are with them, and we all share their pain an…
I would like to thank Spain for convening this open debate and for its efforts on the comprehensive review of resolution 1540 (2004).
Canada recognizes the grave threat posed by the proliferation of nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological weapons to non-State actors. For this reason, we reit…
I am pleased to speak on behalf of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security, an informal network of 51 interested Member States chaired by Canada, representing all five regional groups of the United Nations. One year after the high- level review on the implementation of resolution 1325 (200…
I am grateful for this opportunity to address the Security Council. Canada would like to thank the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan for its ongoing crucial work in Afghanistan, and welcomes the Secretary-General’s latest report on it to the Council (S/2016/768).
I would like to prou…
I am pleased to speak on behalf of the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict, an informal network of 40 interested Member States that represents all five regional groups at the United Nations.
The Group of Friends wishes to reiterate its very strong support for the Children and Armed Conf…
I wish to express my appreciation for this opportunity to address the Security Council.
Canada thanks the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for its ongoing crucial work in Afghanistan and welcomes the latest report (S/2016/532) of the Secretary-General to the Security Council…
I would like to thank the Egyptian delegation for convening today’s debate on this important and relevant topic. The concept note (S/2016/416, annex) was helpful and raised several important issues. At the outset, I would emphasize that in the experience and approach of Canada violent extremism cann…
