Canada and the United Nations - Declarations and statements
List of declarations, statements and announcements from our diplomatic representatives of the United Nations.
- UNGA veto initiative debate on the Security Council resolution on weapons of mass destruction in outer space
- Canada’s statement delivered at Presentation of the Report of International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism for Syria (IIIM) at the United Nations General Assembly
- Statement on behalf of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security to UNSC Open Debate on “Preventing conflict-related sexual violence through demilitarisation and gender-responsive arms control”
- Remarks on behalf of Canada, Australia, New Zealand at the UN General Assembly on veto initiative
- Remarks by Australian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador James Larsen, at the UN General Assembly debate on the use of the veto
- Canada’s statement delivered at 52nd plenary meeting of the UN General Assembly, 78th session
- Canada’s explanation of vote on the December 12, 2023 resolution tabled at the UN General Assembly
- Rationale for vote change – “Assistance to Palestine Refugees”
- Statement on behalf of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security to UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security
- Canada’s National Remarks at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security
- Statement by Ambassador Permanent Representative of Canada to the UN Bob Rae at the General Debate during the opening of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly
- UNSC Open Debate on “Promoting Implementation of Security Council Resolutions on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence” - Statement on behalf of 66 Members of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security
- UNSC Open Debate on “Promoting Implementation of Security Council Resolutions on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence” - Canada’s National Statement
- Joint Statement - UN Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict
- UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting on Cyber Attacks on Critical Infrastructure
- Fourth Informal meeting of the 77th General Assembly plenary on the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council
- Open debate on Women, Peace and Security – Statement on behalf of 65 Member States of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security
- UN Security Council meeting on the question concerning Haiti - Statement on behalf of Canada
- Security Council Open Debate - The Promotion and Strengthening of the Rule of Law in the Maintenance of International Peace and Security: The Rule of Law among Nations
- Canada’s National Statement - Human Rights Council Special Session on Iran
- Open Debate on Integrating Effective Resilience-Building in Peace Operations for Sustainable Peace
- Canada’s National Statement at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security
- Open debate on Women, Peace and Security - Statement on behalf of 64 Member States of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security
- Canada’s national statement at the General Debate – Opening of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly
- Canada’s National Statement to UN Security Council Meeting on the Situation in Haiti
- Statement by Canada to Formal Article V Consultative Meeting of BTWC States Parties
- Statement by H.E Leslie Norton - Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva and to the Conference on Disarmament at the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference
- Statement Statement by Ambassador Permanent Representative of Canada to the UN Bob Rae at the 96th UN General Assembly Plenary meeting on item 124 "Strengthening of the United Nations system"
- Statement by Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Richard Arbeiter at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict
- Statement on behalf of the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict and at the Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict
- Statement by Ambassador Bob Rae, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Pledging Conference
- SGeneral Assembly on the DPRK Resolution
- Security Council Open Debate on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict
- Arria-formula meeting on "Ensuring accountability for atrocities committed in Ukraine"
- 69th Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly
- UN Security Council Open Debate: Conflict-Related Sexual Violence – Statement on behalf of 64 Member States of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security
- 11th Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly (resumed) on Ukraine - 10th plenary meeting
- 11th Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly (resumed) on Ukraine 9th plenary meeting
- UN Security Council Open Debate: Women, Peace and SecurityWomen’s economic inclusion and participation as a key to building peaceStatement on behalf of 56 Member States of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security
- 11th Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly (Ukraine)
- Situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine
- Statement on behalf of CANZ to the UN Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34)
- Statement on behalf of CANZ to the UN Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34)
- Security Council Open debateWars in cities: protection of civilians in urban settingsNew York, 25 January 2022Statement by the Government of Canada
- UN Security Council Open Debate on Protecting Participation – Statement on behalf of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security
- Canada's National statement at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Protecting Participation: Addressing violence targeting women in peace and security processes
- UNGA76 Third Committee Resolution on the “Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar”
- Canada’s remarks at UN Human Rights Council Special Session to address the “implications of the ongoing situation in the Republic of the Sudan”
- Canada’s National Statement at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security
- Canada’s submission to UNSC Open Debate on cybersecurity
- Canada’s National Statement – United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict
- Joint statement on human rights situation in Xinjiang at 47th Session of UN Human Rights Council
- Statement by H.E. the Honourable Bob Rae on the Report of the Security Council to the General Assembly for 2020, UNGA75 agenda item 30
- Canada’s remarks at UN Human Rights Council Special Session to address the “Grave human rights situation in Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem”
- Canada’s National Statement for the Security Council Open Debate on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict
- Statement by Ambassador Bob Rae at the UN General Assembly Session on the continuing devastating violence in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza
- 64th plenary meeting: Debate on the Responsibility to Protect and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity [item 135]
- Debate on the responsibility to protect and the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity [item 135], Statement by H.E. Mr. Bob Rae, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations
- Statement by the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict at the UN Security Council Arria-formula meeting on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on violations against children in situations of armed conflict
- UNSC Open Debate on Sexual Violence in Conflict – Canada’s National Statement – 14 April 2021
- Canada Statement: Arria Formula Meeting of the Security Council on Myanmar
- Open Debatemine action and sustaining peace: stronger partnerships for better delivery
- Open Arria-Formula Meeting “Call to Lead by Example: Ensuring the Full, Equal and Meaningful Participation of Women in UN-led Peace Processes” Statement on behalf of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security
- UN Security Council open debate on ensuring equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in contexts affected by conflict and insecurity
- High-Level Open Debate on the 20th Anniversary of Security Council Resolution 1373 and the establishment of the Counter Terrorism Committee: achievements in international cooperation, challenges and opportunitiesil
- Agenda item 127: Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council
- Canada’s National Statement to the United Nations General Assembly plenary meeting on the seventy-fifth anniversary of the end of the Second World War, delivered by H.E. Louise Blais, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations
- Canada’s National Statement for the UN Security Council Open Videoconference (Debate): “Women, Peace and Security: Twentieth Anniversary of Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000)Focusing on Better Implementation”
- Security Council Open VTC on Women, Peace and SecurityStatement by the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security
- 75th Session of the United Nations General AssemblyFirst CommitteeStatement by Canada – General Debate
- Canada’s National Statement – Open Videoconference Cooperation between the UN and regional and subregional organizations: the role of the International Organisation of La Francophonie
- Statement on Behalf of 62 Member States and the European Union – United Nations Security Council Open VTC on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
- Canada’s National Statement, Security Council Open VTC on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
- Canada National Statement United Nations Security Council Open VTC on Peace Operations and Human Rights
- Canada National Statement United Nations Security Council Open VTC on Pandemics and Security
- Canada’s National Statement to the United Nations Security CouncilOpen VTC on Children and Armed Conflict
- Western European and Others Group (WEOG) UN Security Council election candidates debate — Opening statement delivered by Ambassador Marc-André Blanchard
- Open Debate on the Protection of Civilians in Armed ConflictCanada’s National Statement by the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Statement by the Group of French-speaking Ambassadors to the United Nations in support of a strong and effective multilateral response in the context of the coronavirus pandemic – COVID-19
- Canada Statement to the United Nations Security Council – Quarterly open debate on the Middle East
- Statement on behalf of 59 countries in their national capacity and as members of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security, the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict and/or the Group of Friends of the Protection of Civilians – Amended
- United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Maintenance of international peace and security: Upholding the UN CharterStatement delivered by H.E. Richard Arbeiter, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations
- Canada National StatementWomen, Peace and Security Open Debate UN Security Council
- UN Security Council Debate on Women, Peace and Security
- Canada’s Address to the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, delivered by Ambassador Marc-André Blanchard
- United Nations Security Council Debate on Peacekeeping Operations9 September 2019Statement by Canada (Check Against Delivery)
- Open Debate on Children and Armed ConflictStatement delivered by H.E. Mr. Richard Arbeiter, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations
- Open Debate on Linkages between International Terrorism and Organized CrimeStatement delivered by H.E. Mr. Richard Arbeiter
- UN Security Council Quarterly Debate on UNAMARemarks by Canada
- Open Debate on Security Council Working Methods
- Agenda item 138: Improving the Financial Situation of the United Nations
- Address by Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada at UNSC Debate on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict
- CANZ 5C Statement – Financial Situation
- Security Council Open Debate on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: Training and Capacity-Building – Canada National Statement
- Security Council Open Debate on Sexual Violence in ConflictStatement by a number of Member States
- Security Council Open Debate on Sexual Violence in ConflictCanada national statement
- Statement of Canada at the High-Level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly of the United Nations for the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace
- Statement of Canada to the General Assembly of the United Nations for the Formal Meeting on the International, Independent, and Impartial Mechanism
- Security Council Open Debate on Women in Peacekeeping – Statement by the Group of Friends of Women, Peace, and Security
- Speech by Ambassador Richard Arbeiter at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Women in Peacekeeping
- National Statement delivered at the United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial on behalf of Canada by the Honourable, Harjit Sajjan
- Address by Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Climate and Sustainable Development for All High-Level Meeting for the Protection of the Global Climate for Present and Future Generations
- Statement by the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of International Development Minister for Women and Gender Equality to 63rd Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
- Statement by Ambassador Richard Arbeiter, Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada at the Arria formula meeting of the UN Security Council on “Human rights, accountability and justice: contributions to international peace and security”
- Statement at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Silencing the Guns in Africa delivered by H.E. Mr. Richard Arbeiter Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations
- Canada's Statement to the United Nations Security Council meeting on Venezuela, delivered by Ambassador Marc-André Blanchard, Permanent Representative
- Statement by Ambassador Richard Arbeiter to the UN General Assembly Debate on the Situation in Ukraine
- Canada’s Statement to the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Strengthening Peacekeeping Operations in Africa, delivered by Ambassador Richard Arbeiter
- Statement by Ambassador Marc-André Blanchard to the United Nations Security Council Debate on “Strengthening Multilateralism and the Role of the United Nations”
- Explanation of vote on Resolution L.27/rev1: Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security
- Thematic Discussion on Conventional Weapons
- Canada’s statement on Other Disarmament Measures and International Security to the First Committee of the 73rd session of the United Nations
- Joint statement on Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security
- Statement by Ambassador Marc-André Blanchard, Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations to the Security Council on Women, Peace and Security
- Thematic Discussion on Other Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Meeting of the International Contact Group for Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Thematic Discussion on Nuclear Weapons
- Canada’s statement to the general debate of the First Committee of the 73rd session of the United Nations, delivered by H.E. Ms. Rosemary McCarney, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the Office of the United Nations and to the United Nations Conference on Disarmament in Geneva
- Government of Canada Intervention to the 69th Session of the UNHCR Executive Committee (2018)
- Canada’s Address to the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, delivered by Ambassador Marc-André Blanchard
- Canada’s Statement to the United nations Security Council Open Debate on Peacekeeping Operations, delivered by Ambassador Marc-André Blanchard
- Canada’s Statement to the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Mediation and Dispute Settlement, delivered by Ambassador Louise Blais
- United Nations Voluntary National Review: Canada’s Presentation, delivered by the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development
- Canada’s Statement to the 2018 United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, delivered by the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development
- Canada statement delivered by Ms. Ritu Banerjee, Senior Director, Canada Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence at Session III of the UN High-level Conference on Counter-terrorism
- Canada statement to be delivered by Ambassador Louise Blais, Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations at the Security Council open debate on the protection of civilians
- Canadian Statement at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Upholding International Law
- Statement by the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, to the Security Council on collective action to improve UN peacekeeping operations
- Ad Hoc Working Group on Revitalization of the General Assembly General Debate, March 9th, 2018
- Canada on behalf of a group of StatesStatement on gender and the disarmament machineryThematic debate on disarmament machineryFirst committee of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly
- UN Security Council Remarks: Quarterly Debate on UNAMADecember 21, 2017
- UNGA Resolution on the Status of Jerusalem: Canada's Explanation of Vote
- UN General Assembly Remarks by Ambassador Marc-André Blanchard (CANADA) on Afghanistan ResolutionNovember 20, 2017UN General Assembly, New York
- Statement on assistance in mine action – Fourth Committee of the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly
- Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict
- Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace, and Security
- Thematic debate statement on other disarmament measures and international security – First committee of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly
- CanadaThematic Debate Statement on Conventional WeaponsFirst Committee of the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly
- Canada – Thematic Debate Statement on Other Weapons of Mass Destruction – First Committee of the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly
- Canada – Statement on Nuclear Weapons – First Committee of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly
- Canada Statement – Arria Formula Meeting of the Security Council on Attacks on Schools
- Canadian Statement – Third Committee General Debate on Agenda Item 69 – Rights Of Indigenous Peoples
- CanadaGeneral Debate Statement to the First Committee UNGA 72
- Statement by Ambassador Marc-Andre Blanchard permanent representative of Canada to the United NationsTo the Security Council on Strategic Force Generation
- Protection StatementGovernment of Canada Intervention to the 68th Session of the UNHCR Executive Committee
- Government of Canada Intervention to the 68th Session of the UNHCR Executive Committee
- Management and Administration StatementGovernment of Canada Intervention to the 68th Session of the UNHCR Executive Committee (2017)
- Statement to the Security Council High Level Open Debate on Reform of UN Peacekeeping
- Statement by Canada to the Conference on Facilitating the Entry-Into-Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
- HRC 36 Canada’s Statement: Interactive Dialogue – Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar
- Statement by Canada – UN High-Level Meeting on the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
- Statement on the Resolution on the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Haiti to the UN Economic and Social Council
- Canada’s Statement to the 2017 UN High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
- Statement of Canada to the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on enhancing African capacities in the areas of Peace and Security, 19 July 2017
- Statement of Canada to the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, 28 June 2017
- Canada National Opening Statement Annual Session of the UN Women Executive Board
- Security Council: Quarterly debate on the situation in Afghanistan
- Annual Session of the UNICEF Executive Board: Canada National Opening Statement
- Ocean Conference: Plenary Statement
- Security Council Open Debate: Protection of Civilians and Health
- Security Council Open Debate: Women, Peace, and Security / Sexual Violence in Conflict
- Fifth Committee: Statement by Canada, Australia and New Zealand on Improving the financial situation of United Nations
- HRC 34 Joint Statement: The Power of Inclusion and the Benefits of Diversity
- Informal Consultative meeting – February 15th, 2017Opening Remarks by Heidi Hulan, Chair of the High-level FMCT Expert Preparatory Group
- Press Summary for Jan 17 High Level Forum on Combating Anti-Muslim Discrimination and Hatred
- Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the security council and other matters related to the security council
- UNSC MINUSTAH Renewal – Canadian Statement
- Protection StatementGovernment of Canada Intervention to the 67th Session of the UNHCR Executive Committee
- Government of Canada Intervention to the 67th Session of the UNHCR Executive Committee
- Management and Administration StatementGovernment of Canada Intervention to the 67th Session of the UNHCR Executive Committee
- General Assembly Formal Meeting: Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
- General Assembly Interactive Dialogue: The Responsibility to Protect
- Security Council Open Debate: WMD proliferation
- Security Council Open Debate: Children and Armed Conflict
- Security Council Meeting: United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
- Security Council Meeting: Countering the Narratives and Ideologies of Terrorism
- Security Council Meeting: Threats to International Peace and Security Caused by Terrorist Acts
- Security Council Meeting: Prevention and resolution of conflicts in the Great Lakes region
- 60th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
- Security Council Meeting: United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
- General Assembly Meeting: UN Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism
- Canada – Statement to the Conference on Disarmament (26 Jan16)
- Security Council Meeting: Afghanistan
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