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Canada announces development assistance projects in the Philippines

| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders

Canada has announced $12 million (PHP 519 million) in development assistance funding for 3 projects in the Philippines that will strengthen the Philippines’ climate financing, support women’s empowerment in conflict-affected communities, and revitalize communities...


Minister Ng concludes productive visit to the Philippines – deepening trade, investment, and people-to-people ties

| Global Affairs Canada | news releases

During her trip, Minister Ng highlighted that people of Filipino heritage make important contributions to communities across Canada, and that the Government looks forward to deepening people to people ties and the trade and investment relationship between Canada and the Philippines, including through the negotiation of a free trade agreement with ASEAN and the recently launched Canada-Philippines Joint Economic Commission...


Minister Joly to attend 77th Session of United Nations General Assembly in New York City

| Global Affairs Canada | news releases

The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will attend the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, New York, alongside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. During her visit, Minister Joly will meet with international partners and allies to address crucial global challenges and to work with UN members to strengthen international peace and security.


Minister Ng advances cooperation with G7 partners at trade and investment ministerial meeting 

| Global Affairs Canada | news releases

International collaboration is key to ensuring a resilient, sustainable, and inclusive economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, guided by a strong rules-based international trading system. Such collaboration, including close cooperation with G7 partners, is also an important part of the coordinated trade-related responses to Russia’s unprovoked and unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine.


Parliamentary Secretary Oliphant travels to Argentina

| Global Affairs Canada | news releases

The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced today that the Honourable Robert Oliphant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will be in Argentina from September 6 to September 8.


Canada contributing $2.5 million to UN-coordinated salvage operation of the FSO Safer

| Global Affairs Canada | news releases

Canada is deeply concerned by the imminent environmental risks and potential humanitarian impacts posed by the FSO Safer, a tanker anchored in the waters off Yemen’s Red Sea coast. The FSO Safer is a floating storage and offloading vessel which holds 1.1 million barrels of crude oil and is in an advanced state of decay, posing the risk of a major oil spill.


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