It has been three months since Hamas’s brutal terrorist attack against Israel on 7 October 2023, which triggered the violence we are now witnessing in the region. Canada continues to mourn every Israeli and every Palestinian innocent life that has been lost in this conflict.
Canada welcomes the Sec…
I too would like to extend my sincere condolences to the
people and the Government of Morocco for all those who lost their lives following the earthquake in the country last weekend.
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Let me also express Canada’s solidarity with the United States and all those who lost nationals…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict.
We welcome today’s open debate, convened by Brazil, and thank the briefers for their statements. We would in particular like to acknowledge and thank Patrick Kumi for sharing his experience…
Allow me, at the outset, to thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/75/798), as well as the co-facilitators of draft resolution A/76/L.57, Andorra and Colombia, for all their efforts during the negotiations. Canada is proud to once again co-sponsor the draft resolution this year.
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Canada associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Netherlands on behalf of a group of countries earlier this morning.
I thank the President for allowing me to speak as well in my national capacity to reaffirm Canada’s strong support for the work of the Human Rights …
I would like to exercise our right of reply in response to the statement just made by the representative of China.
When my Foreign Minister spoke earlier today, he accurately depicted the situation as the application
of both Canadian and international law in response to a request for extradition. …
I have been sitting here and reflecting on why we have so many amendments today. I have listened carefully to all the interventions that have been made before the voting and I have come to two conclusions.
The first conclusion is that Member States care very deeply about this issue and that is a go…
Following the rules of procedure rigorously has not been a hallmark for this process to date, to, I think, our collective chagrin. I do not think anyone is fully satisfied with how this process has been run so far. We are hopeful that we can get it back on track, and we are equally hopeful that the …
I am pleased and honoured to introduce to the General Assembly draft resolution A/75/L.9, entitled “Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency”, in Canada’s capacity as Chair of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors for the period from September 2020 to September 202…
Canada’s support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) has continued unabated since its founding in 2002. The Court’s ongoing effort to hold those responsible for the most serious international crimes to account is an important contribution to our goal of ending impunity for atrocity crimes and…
Allow me to start by congratulating Poland on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of August and to thank the Foreign Minister for his personal participation in this open debate.
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I would also like to commend and congratulate Peru for its success…
I would like to thank the delegation of Peru for organizing
today’s open debate on the linkages between international terrorism and organized crime.
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I would also like to thank the briefers for their insightful interventions and, through them, their teams, for their continued en…
Canada thanks the President of the General Assembly and the Chef de Cabinet to the Secretary-General for their statements (see A/73/PV.93), as well as Denmark and Qatar for their leadership of the Group of Friends of the Responsibility to Protect.
The responsibility to protect (R2P) is a disarmingl…
I wish a Ramadan Mubarak to all who observe and celebrate this month of Ramadan. Germany brought light, and now Indonesia has brought beautiful colour, to the Council Chamber, so it is clear that we can count on the elected members to innovate. I thank them also for their leadership.
I commend Indo…
Before I begin, I would like to express our heartfelt condolences to the Government and the people of Sri Lanka. We stand in solidarity with them and with the families of the victims at this difficult time.
Each of us here today comes from somewhere. We each have our own stories to tell about our h…
Let me point out that I have two statements to deliver today. The first will be made on behalf of a group of countries and the second in my national capacity.
I am pleased to speak on behalf of 55 Member States, representing all five regional groups of the United Nations.
On the tenth anniversary …
I would like to thank Ms. Marchi-Uhel and the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011 for today’s briefing and f…
I am pleased to speak on behalf of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security — an informal network of 57 interested Member States, chaired by Canada, representing all five regional groups at the United Nations.
Including women in United Nations peace operations is both the right and the sma…
I would like to thank Equatorial Guinea for having organized today’s open debate on the African Union’s Silencing the Guns initiative.
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Guns are the weapon of choice in most conflicts around the world. For many communities across Africa, they are the true weapons of mass destruct…
I would first like to thank China for organizing today’s open debate on strengthening peacekeeping operations in Africa.
On behalf of Canada, I also express my sincere condolences to the families of the Malawian and Tanzanian Blue Helmets and Congolese soldiers recently killed in an operation of th…
