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Canada was a founding member of the United Nations in 1945 and formed the North American Aerospace Defense Command together with the United States in 1958. [2] The country has membership in the World Trade Organization , the Five Eyes , the G7 and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Canada has long been reluctant to participate in military operations that are not sanctioned by the United Nations (UN), [6] [7] such as the Vietnam War or the 2003 invasion of Iraq. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Canada has faced controversy over its operations in some foreign countries, notably the 1993 Somalia affair .
Canada is a member of Uniting for Consensus, a group that opposes the G4 nations' bids for permanent seats on the Security Council. During the Suez Crisis, Canadian delegation to the United Nations was instrumental in the creation of the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) to end the situation.
Granatstein, J. L. Canada's Army: Waging War and Keeping the Peace (University of Toronto Press, 2002) Kasurak, Peter C. A National Force: The Evolution of Canada's Army, 1950-2000 (University of British Columbia Press, 2013) Keating, Thomas F., and Larry Pratt. Canada, NATO, and the bomb: the Western Alliance in crisis (Hurtig Pub, 1988).
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an international military alliance consisting of 32 member states from Europe and North America. It was established at the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949. Of the 32 member countries, 30 are in Europe and two are in North America.
The United Nations Treaty Series (UNTS) [9] is the result of article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations, which states as follows: 1. Every treaty and every international agreement entered into by any Member of the United Nations after the present Charter comes into force shall as soon as possible be registered with the Secretariat and ...
Shifts drug control functions previously assigned to the League of Nations to the United Nations. Treaty of Manila (1946) [note 145] The United States recognizes the independence of the Republic of the Philippines. Treaty of London (1946) Great Britain recognizes the independence of Transjordan. 1947 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade [note ...
Charter of the United Nations; United Nations General Assembly Resolution 31/72; Constitution of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization; United States–Venezuela Maritime Boundary Treaty; International Agreement for the Establishment of the University for Peace