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Yesterday, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, met virtually with Damien O’Connor, New Zealand’s Minister of Agriculture and Minister for Trade and Export Growth, Biosecurity, Land Information and Rural Communities.
| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
As part of the Together for Learning campaign, the Refugee Education Council was created in consultation with the Canadian International Education Policy Working Group and will be hosted by World Vision Canada.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the education of 9 out of 10 learners worldwide, millions of them children living in countries facing a humanitarian crisis. The impacts are particularly severe for refugees and other forcibly displaced children and youth, especially girls, who are most at risk of being left behind.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
The Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of International Development, today issued the following statement on International Development Week 2021, which runs from February 7 to 13:
| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
The new funding will help strengthen the diversity, sustainability, and effectiveness of Belarussian civil society as they advocate for their rights and civil liberties to be respected.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada will provide $2.25 million to support civil society organizations who are working to help advance democracy in Belarus.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement: “Canada strongly supports the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the important work that it does as a key pillar of the rules-based international order. Canada continues to respect the independence of its judges and of the ICC Prosecutor.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
Canada welcomes the agreement among representatives of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) to establish a new interim government and hold democratic elections in Libya in December 2021. This achievement is a critical step toward the political reconciliation and lasting stability that all Libyans deserve.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union, are united in condemning the coup in Myanmar.
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade will deliver opening remarks at Cleantech Global Workshop focusing on promoting Canadian women clean technology firms and government export partners.
