| Global Affairs Canada | statements
“We made a commitment to ensure Canada accedes to the Arms Trade Treaty, by submitting our instrument of accession, we are making this a reality. Canada will become an ATT State Party 90 days after the presentation of its instrument of accession.”
| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
Effective immediately, Canada is imposing sanctions against Nicaraguan officials.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
In coordination with the United States, Canada is announcing sanctions in response to gross and systematic human rights violations that have been committed in Nicaragua. Canada is imposing sanctions against key members of the Government of Nicaragua under the Special Economic Measures Act. These sanctions send a clear message that the Government of Nicaragua’s ongoing human rights violations against its people will not be tolerated.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of International Development and Minister for Women and Gender Equality, participated in CODE’s 60th anniversary celebration, at which she announced a $5-million contribution to support CODE’s Transforming Girls’ Education project.
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Jim Carr, Minister of International Trade Diversification, will join the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg in celebrating the new modernized Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA), in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
Omar Alghabra, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade Diversification, and Export Development Canada (EDC) will announce a multi-million dollar finance loan to create jobs in the expanding clean tech sector in Hawkesbury, Ontario.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
Free and fair elections are a fundamental part of democracy. They foster transparency and promote accountability. I am pleased to announce that the Honourable Lloyd Axworthy, who led the Canadian delegation of election observers for Ukraine’s presidential elections, will be returning as the head of Canada’s election observation mission during Ukraine’s upcoming parliamentary elections.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
“Today, we stand with all survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in conflict to denounce this unconscionable conduct and demand that the perpetrators of these serious crimes be brought to justice.”
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
“Canada supports the Netherlands’s National Prosecutor’s Office announcement today of indictments in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, a civilian aircraft flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on July 17, 2014.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
The Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of International Development and Minister for Women and Gender Equality, today issued the following statement
