We would like to thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to take the floor.
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On behalf of the Government of Canada, I wish to thank the Indian presidency for convening this open debate that provides focus on the important role of women in establishing and maintaining peace…
I would like to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, and the Guatemalan delegation for organizing today’s debate on Haiti. I also congratulate you for presiding over the Council for the first time in your country’s history.
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We congratulate all Guatemalans.
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This debate comes at the end of a pivotal year for Afghanistan. Over the past 12 months, the international community has been involved in a series of high-level discussions with Afghanistan about its engagement there post-2014. Through conferences in Istanbul, Bonn and Kabul, the Chicago NATO Summit…
Let me first thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity to speak and present Canada’s view of the Syrian crisis.
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As we demonstrated, following the appointment earlier this year of Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan, today Canada wishes to underline its unequivocal support for Mr.…
Canada welcomes this opportunity to speak about the progress made towards the commitment to the 2011 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Intensifying Our Efforts to Eliminate
HIV and AIDS (resolution 65/277, annex). In our current global environment, it is important to renew our sense of shared …
I would like to begin by thanking Mr. Ján Kubiš for his briefing this morning. I also thank Afghan Ambassador Zahir Tanin for his statement.
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Canada welcomes the diligent work of the Secretary-General in conducting a comprehensive review of the activities of the United Nations As…
I am very pleased to speak following the adoption by consensus of resolution 66/255 on civilian capacity in the aftermath of conflict, jointly advanced by the Republic of Indonesia and Canada. Canada believes that the United Nations system has before it a unique opportunity to strengthen its contrib…
I would like to start by addressing my most sincere thanks to you, Sir, and to the United Kingdom delegation for having organized this debate on Haiti.
I also stress that we stand side by side with the people of Haiti, who yesterday relived the fear and chill of a new earthquake. I thank the Specia…
Echoing repeated statements by our Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister, Canada today again deplores the egregious violence unleashed by the Al-Assad regime against the Syrian people. Thousands have been killed and thousands more detained, tortured and deprived of their human rights. Syria’s …
Events in 2011 have once again underscored the importance of timely and effective humanitarian action. Globally, needs continue to rise at an alarming rate. Protracted emergencies in countries such as the Sudan, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Afghanistan, and recent natural disast…
I am honoured to address the General Assembly today on behalf of
Canada. We would also like to take this opportunity to welcome the United States as the incoming Chair of the Kimberley Process. We look forward to working with the United States over the coming year to improve the effectiveness of th…
The United Nations has a unique opportunity to strengthen its contribution to States facing the possibility of a lapse or relapse into violence. As the Secretary-General’s recent report entitled “Civilian capacity in the aftermath of conflict” (A/66/311) clearly indicates, the United Nations should …
At the sixty-third session of the General Assembly, the membership took an important decision to launch intergovernmental negotiations on the comprehensive reform of the Security Council. After several years of discussions, and in the light of last year’s experience — where there were several attemp…
Let me begin by thanking Foreign Minister Rassoul for his presence today with us and for his statement to the Security Council this morning. I would also like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, for his briefing today and for the continued good work …
I would like to start by addressing my most sincere thanks to you, Madame President, as well as the delegation of Lebanon, for organizing this open debate on Haiti. I would also like to congratulate President Martelly on his electoral victory, and to wish him every success in his term of office. I w…
