Table a 377A resolution
Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to table a UN General Assembly resolution under Uniting for Peace (Resolution 377A) directing all UN member states to comply with the ICJ's provisional measures regarding Israel and Gaza.
Why we would sign this petition
- Uses the Uniting for Peace mechanism to pursue ICJ compliance when Security Council vetoes prevent enforcement.
- Affirms Canada’s obligations under the Genocide Convention and signals commitment to international law.
- Could rally international diplomatic pressure, increasing chances of compliance with the ICJ's provisional measures.
Why we wouldn’t sign this petition
- General Assembly resolutions under Uniting for Peace are politically significant but may lack direct enforcement mechanisms.
- Such a move could strain relations with key allies and deepen geopolitical polarization on the issue.
- It might divert attention from alternative measures or multilateral strategies that some consider more practical or effective.
The summary and both sets of reasons are AI-generated from the petition and given equal weight. Claims are the petitioners’ own; consult the official record for the full text.
Official petition
Petition to the Government of Canada On 26 January 2024, in the case of South Africa versus Israel, the International Court of Justice ruled that Israel was plausibly committing genocide in Gaza and required it to take all measures to prevent the commission of that crime; Considering that Article One of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948) obliges all member states to prevent the crime of genocide and to punish perpetrators everywhere; Recognizing that, on 31 August 2025, the International Association of Genocide Scholars resolved that Israel's actions and policies in the Gaza Strip meet the legal definition of genocide under the Genocide Convention; The United States has vetoed all attempts to enforce the Provisional Measures of the ICJ ruling through the United Nations Security Council; Recognizing that United Nations General Assembly Resolution 377A (Uniting for Peace) provides a mechanism to maintain peace and security in cases where the Security Council is rendered impotent through the exercise of the veto of one or more members; Recalling that, in 1956, Canada was the first country to invoke resolution 377A to resolve the Suez Crisis, requiring Israel to withdraw its forces from Egypt, at a time when the Security Council was hamstrung as a consequence of the veto of Great Britain and France; We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to table a 377A resolution in the General Assembly, compelling all member states to comply with the provisional measures of the ICJ.
Government response
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