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Canada announces bid for UN Human Rights Council seat: ‘Can’t stand idle’Canada is running to sit on the council for 2028 to 2030, through a vote that will likely take place in 2026, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said.CanadaMay 9, 2023
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Bob Rae brings tough talk to United Nations diplomacyTwo months after Canada lost the election to the United Nations Security Council, the country's new ambassador was there anyway, speaking frankly about the Syrian civil war. He wasn't making many new friends.CanadaOct 4, 2020
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Justin Trudeau criticized for not supporting UN treaty on banning nuclear weaponsThe unfolding North Korean nuclear crisis is exposing Justin Trudeau's Liberal government to international criticism that it is too soft on nuclear disarmament — and too close to the sabre-rattling Trump administration.CanadaSep 5, 2017
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Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General, praises Canada’s refugee responseUnited Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his gratitude Friday for Canada's response to the refugee crisis, praising citizens who extended "caring, warm hands" to people who had nowhere else to go.CanadaAug 13, 2016
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