Global Affairs Canada today issued the following statement:
Canada participated in the 21st Plenary Meeting of the Kimberley Process on Conflict Diamonds held from November 12 to 15, 2024, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. As a founding member, Canada values this multilateral forum for the role that it has played in breaking the link between conflict and diamonds since its founding in 2003.
"Participants expressed grave concern over the continued lack of respect of the will of the Belarusian people, especially as we move towards Belarus’s 2025 presidential election, that is expected to be neither free nor fair.
“Gender-based violence is among the most pervasive violations of human rights worldwide. Women and girls are subjected to particularly high rates of violence at home, online and in public and political spaces. When women who are politicians, activists or human rights defenders face violence, their right to safety is violated and democracy is threatened. Amid a growing global backlash against women’s and girls’ rights, Canada is working to protect civic space and promote women’s full participation in public life.
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement: “A thousand days ago, Russia escalated its war on Ukraine into a brutal, full-scale invasion. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin thought a victory would be swift and decisive."
“Canada is deeply concerned following the sentencing today of 45 people in a national security trial of pro-democracy advocates known as the Hong Kong 47. The prosecution of these individuals and the lengthy prison sentences that ranged from 4 to 10 years are troubling.
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, today issued the following statement: “Today, the United Nations General Assembly adopted its sixth resolution on ending child, early and forced marriage. This is the 10th anniversary of Canada and Zambia’s partnership leading this resolution together. While good progress has been made, we must continue to collectively accelerate efforts to prevent, address and eliminate child, early and forced marriage by 2030.
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, today issued the following statement
During the TPD, Canada and the African Union Commission reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen an open, inclusive and rules-based trade and investment system between Canada and Africa, and to continue deepening and expanding their economic and trade relationship through collaboration in bilateral and multilateral fora, including the Canada-African Union Commission High-Level Dialogue, which will take place in Toronto on November 7, 2024...
“We, the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States and the High Representative of the European Union express our grave concerns regarding the deployment of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) troops to Russia, potentially for the use on the battlefield against Ukraine.
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued this statement: “Canada congratulates Maia Sandu on her re-election as President of the Republic of Moldova.
