| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
Canada’s Minister of International Trade Diversification, the Honourable Jim Carr, will be hosting the Ottawa Ministerial on WTO Reform on October 24 and 25, 2018. At this meeting, ministers will seek to identify concrete and tangible ways the operation and functioning of the WTO could be enhanced and improved over the short, medium and long term.
| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
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| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that the Government of Canada is enhancing its diplomatic outreach to the United States with the appointment of new consuls general, in Detroit and Los Angeles.
| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
Canada has announced funding of up to $50 million for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and up to $12.5 million over five years for Right to Play International.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Canada is committed to providing humanitarian assistance and responding to the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable. Palestinian refugees endure high levels of poverty, unemployment and food insecurity. By helping to meet their humanitarian needs, Canada also contributes to stability in the region.
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As part of Canada’s response to the devastating effects of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Sulawesi, Indonesia on September 28, 2018, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development, and the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, today announced that Canada has deployed a CC-130 Hercules aircraft to the region.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
I have no doubt that empowered girls can—and will—change our world for the better. This is the belief on which we built Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy—that advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls is our best bet for building the more peaceful, inclusive and prosperous world in which we all want to live.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The government is determined to make sure the economic benefits of trade and investment are shared by all segments of society. When Indigenous peoples from all over the world are able to build their networks, the opportunities and job creation that flow can be more fully realized.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement: “The death penalty is an inhumane and barbaric form of punishment that goes against all Canadian values and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
Canada offers its sincere condolences to the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives as a result of Hurricane Michael in Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador. We stand ready to assist as appropriate to help people affected by the hurricane.
