| Global Affairs Canada | speeches
Thanks to all of you for participating in this event. Girls and women are powerful agents of change. That is why we need to ensure they have the tools and opportunities to build the world they desire.
| Global Affairs Canada | speeches
We know that sexual and reproductive health is not only a matter of health. It's also about human rights and gender equality. Women and girls are often the most marginalized, the poorest and the hardest-to-reach people in communities.
| Global Affairs Canada | speeches
I am very pleased to be here with you this morning to launch this conference on the strategy for the future of La Francophonie.
| Global Affairs Canada | speeches
It gives me great pleasure to welcome to Canada the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund [UNFPA], Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin. Dr. Osotimehin, you are a long-standing champion for the rights of women and girls, and we are proud to support your work.
| Global Affairs Canada | speeches
For Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Government of Canada, if there is a treaty in which we firmly believe, it is the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction, better known as the Ottawa Convention.
| Global Affairs Canada | speeches
After a five-year absence, it is time a Canadian foreign affairs minister addressed the Conference on Disarmament. I am pleased to do so today on behalf of the Government of Canada and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
| Global Affairs Canada | speeches
In Paris in December 2015, the countries of the world finally came together to commit to collectively address climate change. They committed to act to ensure that eventually, later in the century, humankind would no longer have a negative impact on the climate.
| Global Affairs Canada | speeches
Mr. President, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, it has been far too long since a Canadian foreign affairs minister addressed the High-Level Segment of the Human Rights Council. I am delighted to do so today.
| Global Affairs Canada | speeches
Mr. Speaker, today I speak with conviction and satisfaction as I present the humanitarian aid and development and resilience programming elements of Canada's plan to address the crisis in the Middle East.
| Global Affairs Canada | speeches
I want to begin by thanking the organizers for the invitation to be here today.
