I would like to thank you, Sir, for convening this important debate today. We would also like to express our appreciation to Under- Secretary-General Holmes for his comprehensive briefing to the Council.
Before addressing the core issues of today’s debate, I would like briefly to touch on several k…
First of all, let me take this opportunity to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this important debate today. Let me also thank the Secretary-General for his continued commitment and initiative to raise awareness of, and promote action on, the challenge of global climate chang…
I am honoured to speak today on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Sixty years ago, in the aftermath of the deaths of some 70 million people in the Second World War and the Holocaust, our predecessors came together to build a better world. They founded a new institution, the United Nation…
Canada is a coastal State bordering three oceans. It has the longest coastline in the world and is home to many coastal communities whose livelihoods are linked to domestic and international fisheries and other uses of the ocean. Consequently, Canada has a strong interest in ensuring the sustainable…
Canada is strongly committed to a comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East. Canada maintains its longstanding support for a two-State solution; one that recognizes Israel’s right to live within secure borders and which also includes the establishment of a democratic, independent and viable…
At the outset, the Canadian Government and the Canadian people wish to extend our deepest condolences to the families of the victims of the recent cyclone in Bangladesh.
Beyond simple goodwill, humanitarian action responds to the acute needs of crisis-affected populations and can restore dignity an…
Canada appreciates this opportunity to address the General Assembly on the situation in Afghanistan. Canada, alongside a large group of Member States, has participated in cooperative efforts, skilfully led by the German delegation, to produce today’s draft resolution (A/62/L.7) on Afghanistan. We ar…
Canada welcomes the introduction of draft resolution A/62/L.4, entitled “Peace, security and reunification on the Korean Peninsula”. We commend both the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for their renewed efforts towards peace, security and reunification on the Korean p…
I have the honour to speak today on behalf of Australia, New Zealand and Canada to express our support for the ongoing dialogue on financing for development. I would also like to make it clear that an election has been called in Australia and the Government there is currently operating under caretak…
Canada is very pleased to join today’s debate on Africa.
Africa remains a continent of great promise as well as formidable challenges across the spectrum of political and economic issues. Africa has made important progress in recent years, especially in the area of peace and security, a prerequisit…
Canada welcomes this opportunity to address the Council on Afghanistan, a country that remains a central priority for the international community, including for Canada. We also welcome the Secretary-General’s September report
(S/2007/555) on the situation in Afghanistan and Mr. Koenigs’ very helpfu…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of Australia, New Zealand and Canada (CANZ) today.
Allow me to begin by paying tribute to the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. Their work has contributed to ensuring greater accountability for those who commit war crimes, cr…
Canada is a strong supporter of the Peacebuilding Commission and believes it has a critical role to play in moving the international community beyond ad hoc peacebuilding efforts. Together, we need to move to more organized and coherent responses to address the needs of post- conflict situations in …
Canada has long demonstrated our commitment to actively advancing indigenous rights at home and internationally. We recognize that the situation of indigenous peoples
around the world warrants concerted and concrete international action. We have strongly supported the establishment and ongoing work…
I have the honour today to speak on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand (CANZ). The CANZ delegations welcome this open debate on natural resources and conflict. We congratulate Belgium on taking this valuable initiative and look forward to continued Belgian leadership on this issue in the Co…
I am pleased to speak today on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand (CANZ).
Let me first thank Under-Secretary-General Holmes, the Emergency Relief Coordinator, for his very helpful presentation earlier today. His leadership as an advocate for the protection of the displaced and dispossessed…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand (CANZ).
The CANZ delegations welcome the Secretary- General’s report (A/61/836) in response to the recommendations of the High-level Panel on United Nations System-wide Coherence. We are particularly pleased that the Secretar…
Canada welcomes this opportunity to address the Security Council on
Afghanistan, a country very much at the forefront of Canadian minds.
We thank the Secretary-General for his frank and forthright report on the situation in Afghanistan (S/2007/152). Progress there is undeniable. Afghans have their…
I am honoured to speak on behalf of the Netherlands and Canada, co-Chairs of the Group of Friends of the Great Lakes Region. The Pact on Security, Stability and Development in the Great Lakes Region and the Declaration on the Implementation of the Pact, both signed in Nairobi on 15 December, inaugur…
The success of the United Nations-supported mission in Afghanistan in providing security, governance and development is vital to the Afghan people, but is also vital to the health and future of the United Nations, as the Prime Minister of Canada declared in the General Assembly in September.
Canada…
