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Canada and the UN: An Investment in the Future

Canada has a long history as a respected international actor. An original member of the United Nations, Canada has been deeply involved in the organization’s activities for over fifty years, and has taken pride in the UN’s considerable success. Canada is also proud of its financial and personnel support for the UN. Canada has played, and will continue to play, a pivotal role in the global community. It was to optimize its effectiveness and to fulfill its role as a responsible world citizen that Canada sought a Security Council seat for 1999-2000. The election of Canada to this seat is an affirmation by the world community that Canada’s goal of a strong United Nations benefiting all nations is shared by all.

by Rory O'Connor, former Research and Information Officer,
for the United Nations Association in Canada

updated February 1999