Ministers Hussen and Guilbeault to hold a press conference at the Seventh Assembly of the Global Environment Facility

August 23, 2023 – The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, and the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will hold a press conference on August 24 in Vancouver.

The ministers will make a major announcement following the launch of the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund. They will be accompanied by Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility.

Press conference

Date: August 24, 2023
Time:  12:30 pm PST (15:30 pm EST)
Location : Vancouver Convention Centre, room 302-305, Vancouver, B.C.

Notes for media for the press conference: 

Media should set up no later than 12:20 pm.

Media wishing to attend this press conference in person who are not already registered to the Seventh Assembly of the Global Environmental Facility must register no later than 9 am (PST) on August 24, by sending their name and affiliation to media@international.gc.ca.

Unregistered last-minute arrivals cannot be accommodated.

The press conference will be live-streamed.

Links:

• Floor:  https://youtube.com/live/M2W6PeFjUNw?feature=share
• English:  https://youtube.com/live/Q6mlhFO8p7o?feature=share
• French:  https://youtube.com/live/LI8BcMX1zHA?feature=share