Defence Minister to hold media availability at UN Headquarters in New York, N.Y.

May 23, 2017 – Ottawa – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces 

Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan, alongside the UN Under-Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix and the UN Under-Secretary General for Field Support Atul Khare, will make an announcement regarding the 2017 UN Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial. Minister Sajjan and the Under-Secretary Generals will also offer remarks on the International Day of UN Peacekeepers and answer questions from reporters.

Who: Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan, Under-Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix, and Under-Secretary General for Field Support Atul Khare

When: 12:00 p.m., May 24, 2017 (EST)

Where: UN Headquarters, New York, N.Y., Press Briefing Room (S-237)

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For more information, please contact: Alexandra.VachonWhite@international.gc.ca

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Contacts

Media Relations
Department of National Defence
Phone: 613-996-2353
Toll-Free: 1-866-377-0811
Email: mlo-blm@forces.gc.ca 

Jordan Owens 
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of National Defence
Phone: 613-996-3100
Email: Jordan.Owens@forces.gc.ca

Alexandra Vachon White
Strategic Communications Advisor
Canada’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations
Email: Alexandra.VachonWhite@international.gc.ca