Canada and the United Nations: Rethinking and Rebuilding Canada's Global Role

The global order built after the Second World War is fraying and the United Nations is facing unprecedented challenges. The Advisory Panel on Canada and the United Nations, comprising multiple former Canadian UN ambassadors, therefore asked whether the UN should remain a central focus for Canadian f...

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Published in:International journal (Toronto) 2024-12, Vol.79 (4), p.600-611
Main Authors: Buck, Kerry, Manulak, Michael W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ambassadors
Cooperation
Foreign policy
International cooperation
International organizations
Post World War II period
World War II
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Summary:The global order built after the Second World War is fraying and the United Nations is facing unprecedented challenges. The Advisory Panel on Canada and the United Nations, comprising multiple former Canadian UN ambassadors, therefore asked whether the UN should remain a central focus for Canadian foreign policy. The Panel concluded in its 2023 report “Canada and the United Nations: Rethinking and Rebuilding Canada's Global Role” that a well-functioning UN can offer the universality and predictability Canada needs to advance its national interests. This article summarizes the chief conclusions of that report, examining how Canada can rebuild influence at the UN. Too often, multilateral cooperation is an afterthought in Canadian foreign policy today and Canada's presence at the UN is under-resourced. The Panel and this article make a series of recommendations aimed at achieving a more functional, interest-based approach to Canada's UN engagements in the current global context.
ISSN:0020-7020
2052-465X
DOI:10.1177/00207020241298266