United Nations

OTTAWA - The Green Party strongly supports the Conservative government’s condemnation of the Syrian regime’s continuing slaughter of civilian protesters.

OTTAWA - The Green Party is reiterating its call for Canada’s government to step out of the way of chrysotile asbestos being listed as a hazardous substance under the U

Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP):

OTTAWA - NATO's  "mission creep" under its United Nations Responsibility To Protect (R2P) mandate in Libya - which now apparently creeps to heavy continuous

OTTAWA-- With Australia’s endorsement of the UN Declaration of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, Canada becomes one of only three countries refusing the sign the document, which aims to prevent discrimination

OTTAWA--The Green Party of Canada calls on the Canadian government to quickly ratify the Convention for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

OTTAWA-- The Green Party of Canada supports the call for a UN investigation into the types of weapons used in the Gaza offensive and condemns their use in this and other conflicts throughout the world.

OTTAWA--Canada’s peers in the United Nations Human Rights Council have justifiably expressed concern over Canada’s recent human rights record.  The 47-nation council reviewed each country’s records for the first time on a peer-to-peer basis.