Youth internship projects offer great opportunities for young Canadians to acquire work experience abroad and to help them become truly engaged global citizens.
The recruitment of children, and sexual violence against boys and girls, are among the most heinous acts in war and conflict. Forced to become fighters, messengers, porters and spies, child soldiers are exposed to the dangers and horrors of war that scar them for life. It is tragic, criminal and constitutes a gross and unconscionable violation of human rights.
Canada continues to play a leadership role in regional efforts to address the crisis in Venezuela. The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will attend a meeting of the Lima Group in Lima, Peru, on February 13, 2018.
The Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) is a crown corporation under the international trade portfolio supporting Canadian exporters in markets abroad. The minister of international trade is accountable to Parliament for the governance and performance of the CCC.
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of International Trade, today announced the appointment of Doug Harrison as chairperson of the Canadian Commercial Corporation’s (CCC’s) Board of Directors. Mr. Harrison is an experienced leader in international trade throughout Canada, Europe and Asia and shares a strong commitment in creating more opportunities for Canadians to grow their prosperity at home by their access to overseas markets.
As part of the 2018 International Mobility Week, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will deliver remarks at Sherbrooke University regarding a contribution agreement between the Government of Canada and the Carrefour de Solidarité Internationale de Sherbrooke [Sherbrooke international solidarity centre].
Implemented by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), this initiative will provide more than 630,000 women with increased access to, and quality of, sexual and reproductive health services in southern Senegal.
Canada champions sexual and reproductive health and rights for all women and girls globally, particularly the poorest and most vulnerable, to ensure they have access to the services and information they need to have control of their own bodies, lives and futures.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement on the readmission of The Gambia to the Commonwealth.