Minister Hussen met with various government officials and representatives of organizations and partners in Egypt and Jordan to discuss the humanitarian situation in Gaza and how to get more assistance to those in need. He reaffirmed Canada’s support to vulnerable civilians, including through the recent announcement of an additional $40 million in humanitarian assistance funding. This brought Canada’s total commitment to $100 million, making Canada the third-largest donor to the region since October 7, 2023.
Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Pam Damoff, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will represent Canada at the high-level segment of the 55th session of the Human Rights Council and at the high-level segment of the Conference on Disarmament on February 26 and 27, 2024, in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will travel to New York, United States, on February 23, 2024, to participate in high-level events and engage with her counterparts at the United Nations Headquarters to mark the second year since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions on 10 individuals and 153 entities under the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations. Canada is announcing these sanctions in coordination with the United Kingdom and the United States. Nearly 2 years after it began, President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has gone on too long. These sanctions focus on areas that impact the Russian government’s ability to continue its illegal and unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine.
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, will attend the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from February 26 to 29, 2024.
Today in Jordan, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, announced $95 million in new development assistance funding for 7 projects in the country.
Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, participated in an international pledging event in support of Haiti, while in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.
The Government of Canada is committed to transparency in the collection and publication of data related to steel imports. Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, announced that beginning November 5th, 2024, steel importers will be required to report “country of melt and pour” information to the Canada Border Services Agency when completing their customs declarations under Canada’s Steel Import Monitoring Program.
This week, Maninder Sidhu, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, joined the Hon. Musalia Mudavadi, E.G.H. Prime Cabinet Secretary of the Republic of Kenya & Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, at the 2nd Canada-Africa Business Conference, held on February 19 and 20, 2024, in Nairobi, Kenya
