(Disponible en français : Les 20 ans du Programme sur les femmes, la paix et la sécurité) On 31 October 2000, following decades of lobbying by civil society organizations, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325) on women, peace and security (WPS) was unanimously adopted. It is the first UNSCR resolution to focus on…
(Disponible en français : Les Nations Unies, 75 ans plus tard : « imparfaites, mais indispensables »?) At a 21 September 2020 high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the United Nations’ (UN’s) member states adopted a declaration commemorating the organization’s 75th anniversary. The declaration noted that no other global organization has the…
(Disponible en français : Le rôle des membres non permanents du Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU) In June 2020, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly will elect 5 non-permanent members to the UN Security Council for the 2021-2022 two-year term. Canada is a candidate in these elections, along with Ireland and Norway, for the two…
(Disponible en français : Élections au Conseil de sécurité des Nations Unies) Canada is seeking a non-permanent seat on the United Nations (UN) Security Council for the 2021–2022 term. There are two seats available to countries from Canada’s regional grouping, the Western European and Others Group; the election is expected to be held in June…