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Secretary‑General to attend G7 outreach in Canada; urges states to uphold anti‑personnel mine ban convention
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The U.N. secretary‑general will attend an outreach session of the G7 leaders summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, hold bilateral meetings on the margins, and plans a global campaign to reinforce humanitarian disarmament after recent withdrawal announcements from the anti‑personnel mine ban convention.
The United Nations secretary‑general will travel to Canada this week to attend an outreach session of the G7 leaders summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, and to take part in a session for G7 and invited leaders entitled “Energy security, diversification, technology, and investment.”
Farhan, the U.N. spokesperson, said the secretary‑general will hold bilateral meetings on the margins of the summit, including with the prime minister of Canada and G7 president Mark Carney, and will return to New York on Wednesday.
In a statement issued the same day, the secretary‑general expressed deep concern at recent announcements by several states to withdraw from the anti‑personnel mine ban convention and urged all states to adhere to humanitarian disarmament treaties. The spokesperson said the secretary‑general plans to launch a global campaign to uphold humanitarian disarmament norms, accelerate mine action, and advance the goal of a mine‑free world.
Ending note: The spokesperson said the full statement is being issued by U.N. offices and that the secretary‑general remains committed to negotiated solutions and humanitarian norms in other conflict contexts discussed at the briefing.
