Update - Minister Bibeau to make important announcement on the crisis in Myanmar
Media Advisory
October 31, 2017 - The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will make an important announcement on the crisis in Myanmar. Minister Bibeau will be joined by two humanitarian partner organizations, Islamic Relief Canada and the Canadian Red Cross on behalf of the Humanitarian Coalition.The announcement will be followed by a media availability.
Event: Announcement and media availability
Date: Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Time: 12:15 p.m. ET
Location: House of Commons Foyer, Centre Block, Ottawa, Ontario
Notes for media
- Technical experts from Global Affairs Canada will be available to answer questions.
- A number of humanitarian partners will be available for interviews following the media availability. They include:
- Canadian Foodgrains Bank (Jared Klassen);
- Canadian Red Cross (Pat Laberge);
- CARE Canada (Kevin Dunbar);
- Islamic Relief Canada (Zaid al-Rawni);
- Humanitarian Coalition (Richard Morgan & Yosé Cormier);
- Oxfam Canada (Brittany Lambert);
- Oxfam-Québec (Denise Byrnes);
- Plan International Canada (Tanjina Mirza); and
- World Renew (Grace Wiebe);
- The entire event will be livestreamed on Facebook.
Contacts
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media@international.gc.ca
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