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  1. “Last week, Canada committed an air task force to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). That contribution will include Chinook helicopters to provide urgently needed transport and logistics capacity and Griffon helicopters to provide armed escort and protection. We look forward to joining the 57 MINUSMA partner countries in our collective efforts to bring sustainable peace and stability to Mali and the Sahel. In conclusion, Canada is convinced that, when properly mandated, resourced and supported, peacekeeping remains one of the most flexible and effective tools available to the international community in responding to crises. We welcome this open debate as an opportunity to further develop our collective thinking on how to respond to key challenges in the years ahead.”

    2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source

  2. “Following the Vancouver Ministerial Conference, Canada remains steadfast in its continued commitment to and engagement in United Nations peacekeeping. To that end, Canada has begun deploying key enablers and military capabilities that leverage Canadian expertise. Those are aimed at giving the United Nations the smart and flexible tools it needs to enhance performance and operational effectiveness. Last November, we committed a C-l30 Hercules aircraft to provide tactical airlift support for the United Nations Regional Service Centre in Entebbe, and preparations for deployment are currently under way. That contribution speaks to our support in helping to enable the United Nations rapid deployment capacities and effective delivery in the field.”

    2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source

  3. “This year, the Committee completed one of its most compelling negotiations, during which it brought together the voices of troop and police contributors to discuss various major efforts to improve the way we deliver peacekeeping. That is also why, during the Vancouver Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial Conference in November, Canada convened 80 Member States and five international organizations to do just that. In the lead up to and during the Conference, we examined how we could collectively ensure greater safety for at-risk populations. We explored early warning and rapid deployment, smart pledges, training and capacity-building. Forty-eight new peacekeeping pledges were made, significantly enhancing the United Nations peacekeeping capabilities.”

    2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source

  4. “There is so much analysis and reporting and so many initiatives under way that encourage us to look at peacekeeping in a comprehensive manner. Canada commends the leadership of the Secretary-General and his reform efforts across all pillars, which recognize that sustaining peace remains at the heart of what we do. We also welcome the important work that the United Nations is undertaking on enhancing the safety and security of our peacekeepers. Lieutenant General Santos Cruz and his team have delivered frank assessments and honest advice. The mantle now lies with us. As Members of the United Nations, whether as host nations or as troop, police, financial or equipment contributors, we all have an essential role to play. That is why Canada is proud to chair the Working Group of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations.”

    2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source

  5. “Moreover, as my Prime Minister has said, peacekeeping operations are important for us not only because they allow us to assist millions of vulnerable people in conflict zones, but also because a peaceful world is a more secure world for Canada. What we have seen over the past 25 years, however, are mandates that are more complex and that demand more and more from both our personnel and systems of responding. Though the peacekeeping community has been adapting and incorporating lessons learned, it is imperative that we continuously adapt, innovate and respond to new challenges. We must identify the root causes of conflict and the grievances that fuel it. In short, we must do peacekeeping differently, better and together.”

    2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source

  6. “Since their launch five months ago, the Vancouver Principles have already been endorsed by 62 Member States. In the coming year, Canada will convene the endorsing States, the United Nations and members of the child protection community to develop practical implementation guidance for those principles. Each of the initiatives I have mentioned reflects Canada's understanding that we must do peacekeeping differently and in a way that reflects the present day realities of conflict. For decades, peacekeeping has helped to prevent violence, preserve peace and provide protection to millions of vulnerable people affected by conflicts.”

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  7. “Canada has also formed a contact group to conduct advocacy in the United Nations system with regard to the representation of women in United Nations peace operations to help us develop and implement the five-year pilot initiative. Peacekeeping operations play a life-saving role in the protection of the most vulnerable, including children. Canada believes that there is much more we can do to enhance child protection. As many of those present know, Canada developed the Vancouver Principles on Peacekeeping and the Prevention of the Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers. Canada launched this initiative last November, in partnership with retired General Romeo Dallaire. It seeks to identify early warning signs, take action to end recruitment and promote the reporting of abuses and grave violations against children.”

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  8. “Canada views the participation of women in all aspects ofpeacekeeping as essential to mission success. Yet, despite that reality, the United Nations and its Member States have repeatedly failed to reach targets set for the deployment of women. The time for change is now and we must be bold. Recently, Canada launched the Elsie Initiative on Women in Peace Operations, an innovative and multilateral pilot initiative to design, implement and evaluate a combination of measures to overcome barriers to women's deployment to United Nations peace operations and to support their effectiveness once on missions. Last month, Canada hosted representatives from Member States, the United Nations, civil society and academia for a design workshop on the Elsie Initiative.”

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  9. “We welcome the recent initiatives of the Secretary-General, including the appointment of a sexual exploitation and abuse Victims" Rights Advocate and field-based victims" rights advocates, and we welcome efforts to combat sexual harassment. Yet, much more still needs to be done to ensure accountability and fundamentally reconfigure our collective approach to make responses victim-centred. We encourage the Secretary-General to ensure that common standards are developed and implemented across all United Nations entities and shared with implementing partners to better prevent and respond to sexual exploitation and abuse. Both the United Nations and Member States must play their part. Allow me to now make a few remarks about women in peacekeeping and security in my national capacity.”

    2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source

  10. “Beyond increasing the number of women deployed, greater efforts are required to mainstream gender considerations in peacekeeping. In that regard, peacekeeping operations need to be equipped with appropriate gender-responsive conflict analysis and expertise at all levels and all stages, including in the development of mandates. Leadership in peacekeeping operations must ensure that such experts, including gender advisers and women protection advisers, are provided with the access and resources needed to fulfil their critical tasks. Lastly, we condemn in the strongest terms cases of sexual exploitation and abuse in peacekeeping operations and in international assistance. Recent allegations across the United Nations have reinforced the need for a system-wide approach.”

    2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source

  11. “This supports both the safety and security of peacekeepers and the operational effectiveness of missions. We therefore support calls, including the specific targets set out in resolution 2242 (2015), to increase the number of women in uniform and civilian women in peacekeeping. We must redouble our efforts and engage in new and creative thinking to resolve persistent gaps in and structural barriers to female participation and leadership. We recognize the importance of political will, attitudinal change and resources for increasing the meaningful participation ofwomen in peacekeeping. We encourage the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Department of Field Support to finalize work on a gender strategy for Headquarters and to ensure the implementation of targets in field missions.”

    2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source

  12. “I am pleased to speak on behalf of the Group of Friends of Women. Peace and Security - an informal network of 53 interested Member States, representing all five regional groups of the United Nations and chaired by Canada. In the context of today's open debate, the Group wishes to emphasize the importance of women's participation and gender perspectives in United Nations peacekeeping. As recognized by resolution 2378 (2017), women play an indispensable role in peacekeeping. Their participation and decision-making at all levels is key to the operational effectiveness of missions. Experience has shown that women bring valuable perspectives to and increase situational awareness in missions by accessing a greater diversity of information about threats and conflict and help to built trust with local communities.”

    2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source