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G78 to PM: There are No Good Wars

On March 30, the Group of 78 sent Prime Minister Mark Carney and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand a letter urging Canada to Do the Right Thing on Iran. To read that letter, click on the file name Do The Right Thing on Iran below.

UN Secretary General warns that Gulf War is “out of control” – appoints senior envoy to spearhead peace efforts

On March 25, António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary General, stated that the escalating Gulf War is spiralling “out of control.” He urged all nations involved in the conflicts to step back and allow “diplomacy to prevail” to avert “a wider war, a rising tide of human suffering, and a deeper global economic shock.” To aid in the diplomatic… Continue Reading UN Secretary General warns that Gulf War is “out of control” – appoints senior envoy to spearhead peace efforts

2016 Conference Report Now Available!

The Group of 78, 2016 conference Report is now available! Limits to Armed Intervention Lessons from Africa, the Middle East & Afghanistan A special thank you to the Rapporteur team for all of their hard work. Coordinator: Richard Harmston The Group of 78 is most grateful to the following graduate students from Carleton University who produced the summaries… Continue Reading 2016 Conference Report Now Available!

Group of 78 Statement on Iran

Group of 78 Statement on Iran Adopted by the Board of Directors March 26, 2013 Principal Points: Avoid the use of military force; work with other states and through international organizations – particularly the United Nations – to ensure that acts of war and violence are precluded from all avenues to resolve the outstanding issues associated with Iran.… Continue Reading Group of 78 Statement on Iran