OTTAWA: Canada faces a tight race for a rotating seat on the United Nations Security Council but the country's response to the coronavirus ...
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Francois-Philippe Champagne speaks in the House of Commons as legislators convene at the House of Commons in Ottawa.OTTAWA: Canada faces a tight race for a rotating seat on the United Nations Security Council but the country's response to the coronavirus outbreak could help win support, Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said on Monday.
Canada, Ireland and Norway are vying for two seats that open up in 2021-2022. Each of the 193 UN member countries will cast a vote to decide which two countries will occupy the seats on the council, which is where decisions on issues such as sanctions and military action are taken.
But Champagne said he had seen support for the bid pick up speed since the start of the coronavirus crisis, which he noted had drawn attention to progressive Canadian priorities such as fighting inequality and empowering women.Champagne has arranged nine calls with counterparts from other nations hit by the outbreak and last month helped preside over a UN meeting on sustainable development.
"Our fingerprints are all over some of the biggest initiatives at the UN .... in times of crisis people turn to countries which have a track record, like Canada, of building momentum," he said, adding that Canadian membership in the Group of Seven and other major international bodies would help.Separately, Ottawa announced the armed forces would help transport medical and humanitarian supplies on behalf of the World Food Program and the World Health Organization.
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