Canada thanks the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan for its ongoing work in the country. We also thank Special Representative Yamamoto, Executive Director Fedotov and Under-Secretary- General Voronkov for their very enlightening briefings.
Today I will address three main points: the …
Canada thanks the President of the General Assembly and the Secretary-General for their statements (see A/72/ PV.99), and Australia and Ghana for their leadership in including the responsibility to protect on the agenda of the General Assembly. The inclusion of
the responsibility to protect on the …
I am pleased to deliver this statement on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Just a few weeks ago, at the high-level meeting on peacebuilding and sustaining peace (see A/72/PV.83- PV.87), Member States resoundingly reaffirmed their support to sustaining peace and the reform efforts of the…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for this opportunity to address the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan on the special occasion of International Women’s Day. Canada thanks the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for keeping Member States apprised of prog…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Afghanistan, Mr. Tadamichi Yamamoto, as
well as the other briefers, for their engaging briefings. There are three themes that I will address today.
First, the full and equal participation of women in all facets of Afghan…
I would first like to join other speakers in thanking our three coordinators for their skilful and tireless work. We are very grateful for their efforts on our behalf.
Canada greatly appreciates this opportunity to address the topic of oceans and the law of the sea and to review related development…
Canada would like to thank the delegation of Italy for its leadership in ensuring that the issue of trafficking in persons in situations of conflict remains a focus of the Security Council.
Canada is committed to collaborating with the United Nations and all countries to prevent this crime, bring t…
Canada was proud to co-sponsor resolution 71/161 B and to continue to actively support the United Nations efforts in fighting cholera in Haiti. In that regard, we thank the Secretary- General for his most recent report (A/71/895), on the new United Nations approach to cholera in Haiti and for his on…
Canada is proud to have co-sponsored resolution 2341 (2017) today.
Terrorist groups are evolving, and we need to continue to work to understand their strategies in order to protect our populations. For example, as Da’esh faces losses in Iraq and Syria, it is transforming from a territory-based enti…
Allow me to express my appreciation for the opportunity to address the General Assembly. Canada thanks Germany for facilitating the draft resolution on the the situation in Afghanistan (A/71/L.13), and for responding successfully to requests made last year for a more streamlined and succint resoluti…
We have heard many speakers today, and I promise I will be brief.
Peacekeepers operate in increasingly complex and volatile environments, often putting themselves in harm’s way to protect vulnerable civilian populations. As many have said today, asymmetrical threats will continue to be a critical r…
Canada aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Italy on behalf of the Uniting for Consensus group (see A/71/PV.42). We wish, however, to make a few points on this matter in our national capacity.
Canada is firmly in favour of a reform of the Security Council and agrees t…
Canada welcomes this debate on sexual violence in conflict, which focuses in particular on trafficking in human beings, in anticipation of the commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, which will take place on 19 June.
Unfortunately, we know that sex…
We thank the Egyptian presidency for the opportunity to speak on the important issues of peace and security cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union (AU).
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In the decade since the signing of the 2006 Declaration on Enhancing UN-AU Cooperation, both organizatio…
We thank the Angolan presidency for the opportunity to speak on the important issue of preventing and resolving conflict in the Great Lakes region. As Goal 16 of the Sustainable Development Goals clearly indicates, peace and security are indissociable from governance and development. As the citizens…
It has been a tumultuous few months since we last convened to discuss the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) (see S/PV.7262). A new Prime Minister was named and a new Government sworn in. Canada congratulates Mr. Evans Paul and his Cabinet and wishes them success in achieving t…
While Canada was an active participant in the negotiations, we feel it is unfortunate that some delegations have chosen to politicize the process by including foreign occupation language that is both inappropriate in resolution 68/303 and does not constructively promote the subject of mediation. How…
Let me start by commending you, Mr. President, for breaking the usual mould in convening this debate, which raises important questions about the role of justice, reconciliation and historical memory in achieving lasting peace.
This debate is also taking place at an opportune time. Over the past 20 …
People continue to suffer needlessly in far too many contexts. The ongoing humanitarian crises in Syria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Sahel, the Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia and Afghanistan highlight the continued need for effective international humanitarian responses. In the face of increa…
