The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development—in collaboration with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, will make an important announcement to support housing in Canada
November 12, 2024 – The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development—in collaboration with Terry Teegee, Regional Chief of the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations, and Lewis Archer, Director of the National Reconciliation Program with Save the Children Canada, will make an important announcement to support Indigenous Peoples in Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala and Peru to build climate resilience through joint advocacy and knowledge sharing with Indigenous Peoples in Canada.
November 5, 2024 –The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development and The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, will attend the Second Canada-African Union Commission High-Level Dialogue in Toronto. As part of this meeting the Ministers will engage with members of the African Union Commission, including Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat, with the aim of building stronger, expanded and more visible partnerships. The Ministers will also make an announcement related to the Government of Canada’s engagement on the continent.
October 28, 2024 – The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development will Chair the 2024 Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Commission Meeting in Vancouver from November 27-28, 2024.
October 28, 2024 – The Honourable, Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and The Honourable, Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, will meet with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and Minister of National Defence Kim Yong-hyun to deepen our close cooperation and work together as strategic partners in the Indo-Pacific and North Pacific.
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Canada, together with co-organizers Norway and Ukraine, will host the Ministerial Conference on the Human Dimension of Ukraine's 10-Point Peace Formula on October 30-31, 2024.
The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development—accompanied by President and CEO, Desjardins International Development (DID), Gerardo Almaguer, will make an important announcement related to improving the availability of financial products and services for micro, small and medium entrepreneurs in developing countries.
The Honourable Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica, will co-host a Women Foreign Ministers’ Meeting from September 19 to 20, 2024, in Toronto, Ontario.
The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, will be delivering remarks and announcing Canada’s continued funding for supporting the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI).
Tuesday September 17, 2024 – The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development participates in signing ceremony with her Excellency Lolwah bint Rashid Al-Khater, Qatar’s Minister of State for International Cooperation.