At the outset, I would like to commend the Chairperson of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), Ambassador Muñoz of Chile, for his strong and effective leadership and for his presentation today.
We now have three years of experience with the Peacebuilding Commission since the 2005 World Summit Outcom…
I thank the President for convening this important meeting. Canada welcomes this opportunity to share our views on the annual report of the Security Council and also to return to the important issue of Security Council reform.
The report of the Security Council (A/64/2) makes it clear that the comp…
I would like to begin by thanking you, Madam, and your delegation for organizing this important meeting. Our also express our special appreciation to Prime Minister Pierre-Louis for joining this debate and for her outstanding leadership. I would also like to thank President Clinton, Special Envoy fo…
I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this important debate. Canada warmly welcomes the Secretary-General’s report (A/63/677) and its recommendations on implementation of the responsibility to protect. It is appropriate that this year’s debate coincides with the f…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, and the Mission of Turkey for organizing this important and timely debate. I would also like to thank Under-Secretaries-General Le Roy and Malcorra for their presentations today, and for the considered thought and analysis they have given to the challenges f…
At the outset, I should like to congratulate the Foreign Minister of Mexico for her statement and congratulate Mexico upon having assumed the chair of the Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict. We are convinced that Mexico will discharge its duties
with the same conviction and effici…
I thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity to speak on this important subject. Canada continues to support the Government and the people of Afghanistan in forging a stable country and a peaceful future. I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for his honest and…
I would like to thank the mission of France for organizing this important debate on peacekeeping and for inviting Canada to speak in the light of Canada’s role in the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations. I would also like to thank Under-Secretaries-General Le Roy and Malcorra and Special Re…
On behalf of the Government of Canada, I would like to extend my thanks to France for convening this important debate today, and to thank the Under-Secretary-General for his briefing this morning and for all his very dedicated efforts for the protection of civilians.
This year’s debate looks forwar…
It is my honour to speak today on behalf of Australia, New Zealand and Canada — the CANZ delegations.
Let me begin by congratulating India on its successful tenure as Chair of the Kimberley Process over the past year. Important improvements to the
Process have been made under India’s stewardship, …
Canada welcomes this opportunity to share views on the annual report of the Security Council (A/63/2), and to address once more the important subject of Security Council reform.
The Security Council has a central, and indeed growing, role in leading collective responses to today’s security challeng…
Canada wishes to congratulate the Pacific small island developing States (SIDS) for their leadership in bringing the important issue of security and climate change to the forefront of our work at the United Nations. All the Pacific SIDS delegations have spoken with great conviction and cogency today…
On behalf of the Government of Canada, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for their initiative in organizing this plenary meeting on dialogue between religions and cultures.
Since its inception, the United Nations has provided a forum to brin…
At the outset, I would like to express the Canadian Government’s deep condolences regarding the Spanish soldiers who gave their lives in Afghanistan this weekend.
Canada welcomes today’s draft resolution (A/63/L.17) and we would like to thank the German delegation for its excellent work in facilita…
In 2005, when the United Nations Holocaust remembrance programme was created, an invitation was extended to all Member States to remember the Holocaust and to build societies based on inclusion, human dignity and respect for all persons. It is not good enough for us to stand here today and say that …
Cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations is an essential tool for the achievement of the objectives of the United Nations and its various bodies. That cooperation is key to peace and security efforts. The expertise of and means of regional organizations complement those of t…
Let me begin by saying that Canada fully supports the role of the International Court of Justice as an instrument in the pacific settlement of disputes. Canada’s vote today is not intended to detract from that important principle. It is our view, however, that the case raises highly political matter…
Canada is pleased once again to join this important debate on Africa. The past year has seen great changes in the global economic situation. We have seen commodity prices rise to historic highs, then fall. We have seen instability in the financial and stock markets, as well as double- and triple-dig…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, and the delegation of Viet Nam for convening this important meeting. I would also like to thank particularly the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, for her informative statement this morning and for her very effective …
We are honoured to have the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan and Pakistan participate in today’s debate.
Canada thanks the Secretary-General for his thoughtful report (S/2008/434) on the situation in Afghanistan, and we express our appreciation to Mr. Eide and to Under-Secretary-General…
