UN Security Council Seat

• Canada still aiming for UN Security Council seat despite coronavirus pandemic

  Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne and International Development Minister Karina Gould confirmed the continuing campaigning in separate interviews with The Canadian Press this past week.

  Canada

  Mar 29, 2020
  
• ‘Everything to gain’: Trudeau pitches to African envoys for UN security council seat

  Trudeau spoke at a pre-reception address on Tuesday night to an audience of about 200 people, most of them diplomats from African countries. He previously visited two African countries, Ethiopia and Senegal, as part of his government's campaign for the council seat.

  Canada

  Feb 25, 2020
  
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• Federal government looks to hire trainers as it vies for UN Security Council seat 

  Canada is seeking a non-permanent seat on the Security Council, considered the most powerful UN body, for two years beginning Jan. 1, 2021.

  Canada

  Jan 17, 2020
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• Canadian delegation to campaign for temporary seat on UN Security Council

  Canada is vying for one of two seats for a two-year term that would begin in 2021, but it faces a tough fight from Norway and Ireland.

  Canada

  Sep 25, 2019
• Trudeau pushing ‘Canada is back’ narrative with Mali UN peacekeeping mission: experts

  This news comes just months after the Canadian government backed away from its 2016 pledge to send troops to Mali as it reviewed its strategy for participating in UN peacekeeping missions. 

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2018