Minister Bibeau announces a unique partnership to empower women in developing countries

May 24, 2018 - As part of Canada’s commitment to gender equality and women’s rights, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will launch a call to action to the private sector, investors and philanthropists to join Canada, in the first-of-its-kind partnership, to mobilize unprecedented levels of resources to support the empowerment of women and girls in developing countries.

Event: Remarks and panel discussion, followed by a media availability.
Date: Friday, May 25, 2018
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: O’Born Room, National Arts Centre, 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa

The event will be livecast.

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