| Global Affairs Canada | statements
“Canada condemns all forms of gender-based violence against women, girls and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, two-spirit and gender non-binary people everywhere. This can include child, early and forced marriage; female genital mutilation and cutting; and sexual violence and exploitation, including in conflict and in digital contexts..."
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
“Today, we join Ukrainians in Canada and around the world in remembering the murder and suffering inflicted on millions of Ukrainians by the totalitarian Soviet regime during the Holodomor.”
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Jim Carr, Minister of International Trade Diversification, will deliver remarks to companies from Winnipeg’s Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) and Life Sciences sectors, as well as ICT start-ups and students, at the Red River College ACE Project Space.
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will be in Hackett’s Cove, Nova Scotia, and Fredericton, New Brunswick, to discuss the benefits of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The Minister will meet with employees and tour Nautel Ltd. in Hackett’s Cove, followed by a media availability. In Fredericton, the Minister will participate in a round table with New Brunswick business leaders at the University of New Brunswick.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
As minister of foreign affairs, it is my priority to ensure the safety and security of our Canadian diplomats and employees, as well as our local staff and diplomatic missions around the world.
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will be in Granton and New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, to meet with employees and discuss the benefits of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
This project aims to strengthen the ability of women’s organizations (WOs) to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in their communities. The project will support WOs to address their operational challenges, to enhance the performance of their programming and to increase the effectiveness of national women’s platforms. Forty-eight WOs will benefit from this initiative across four regions of Ethiopia. Training and support will also be provided to 72 young feminists.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development, concluded a three-day visit to Ethiopia by announcing $23 million in funding for two initiatives that will help advance gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in Ethiopia, including women’s economic empowerment.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
“On behalf of all Canadians, we extend our deepest sympathies to the families and friends of those who have lost their lives, and we wish a swift recovery to those injured in the ongoing wildfires in California, some of the most devastating in history. Our thoughts are with all those who have lost so much as a result of this terrible disaster.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
“Today, the United Nations General Assembly’s Third Committee adopted a resolution on child, early and forced marriage, which was led by Zambia and Canada with a total of 114 co-sponsors..."
