| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of International Development, announced that Canada is providing $8.5 million over 5 years, beginning in 2020, to UN Women to empower women, prevent violence and promote social cohesion in Southeast Asia.
| Global Affairs Canada | readouts
Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, hosted the 12th call of the Ministerial Coordination Group on COVID-19 with counterparts from Brazil, Germany, Italy, Mexico, South Africa and the United Kingdom.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
“Canada does not recognize the results of Venezuela’s December 6 electoral process because the process did not meet the minimum conditions for a free and fair exercise of democracy.”
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, will join Isabelle Hudon, Canada’s Ambassador to France, for a panel discussion with Canadian women entrepreneurs. They will discuss the importance of helping women-led businesses tap into the European Union market and talk about the opportunities created by the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.
| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
Kathleen (Kati) Csaba (BA [Political Studies and Russian], Queen’s University, 1988; MA [Central/East European and Russian-Area Studies], Carleton University, 1993) began her career at External Affairs and International Trade Canada in 1993. In 1995, Ms. Csaba joined the Canadian International Development Agency and occupied several programming and analytical roles covering Central and Eastern Europe, including 4 postings in the region: as second secretary in Kyiv (1995 to 1997), as head of aid in Sarajevo (1997 to 1999), as head of aid in Moscow (2005 to 2009) and as development director in Kyiv (2009 to 2012). She also served as the director of amalgamation implementation in the Sub-Saharan Africa Branch (2014 to 2015), followed by a posting to the embassy in Addis Ababa as minister-counsellor responsible for Canada’s development program with Ethiopia (2015 to 2017). Most recently, she served as ambassador to Serbia, North Macedonia and Montenegro (2017 to 2020).
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the following diplomatic appointment:
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, will kick off the CETA Business Summit by delivering remarks and speaking with 4 women exporters to discuss their stories of success as exporters to the EU. The summit is a 3-day virtual seminar for small businesses and entrepreneurs across Canada to learn about how exporting into the European market can help grow their businesses, thanks to the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade will give the keynote speech at the 40th anniversary celebration for the Trade Facilitation Office Canada. The Minister will highlight how this 40-year partnership has been instrumental in helping small and medium-sized businesses explore new trade opportunities in developing countries that are sustainable and that benefit everyone.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of International Development, today issued the following statement: “In Canada and around the world, an estimated one in three women still experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetimes. This abuse can occur in many forms, from intimate partner violence to rape, trafficking, female genital mutilation or cutting and child, early and forced marriage. Sadly, most survivors do not feel comfortable coming forward because of outdated stigmas, complex legal systems and the pain of reliving the events.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of International Development, today announced that the Government of Canada is pledging $270 million over the next 3 years (2021 to 2024) in bilateral development assistance to Afghanistan.
