| Global Affairs Canada | statements
China’s decision to remove four democratically elected lawmakers from office in Hong Kong is a further assault on Hong Kong’s high degree of freedoms under the Sino-British Joint Declaration.
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
The Global Conference for Media Freedom 2020 will convene a broad group of experts, including foreign ministers, high-level government officials, journalists, media organizations, international organizations, and civil society representatives to help address the challenges to media freedom and promote the health of the global information.
| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
Effective immediately, Canada is imposing sanctions against Belarusian officials in response to gross and systematic human rights violations that have been committed in Belarus.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
In coordination with the European Union, Canada is today imposing further sanctions against an additional 13 Government officials of Belarus. Canada and the EU continue to share serious concerns about the ongoing situation in Belarus.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada will co-host the UN Peacebuilding Fund (Fund) Replenishment Conference in January 2021.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, hosted the 11th call of the Ministerial Coordination Group on COVID-19 with his counterparts from Brazil, France, Germany, India, Italy, Singapore and the United Kingdom.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists was established on 2 November in 2013, drawing vital attention to the necessary protection of unrepressed journalism as a key element of freedom of opinion and expression, both online and offline.
| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
Lilian Chatterjee, Rodger Cuzner, Wendy Drukier, Alain Gendron, Benoît-Pierre Laramée, Isabelle Valois
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the following diplomatic appointments: Lilian Chatterjee, Rodger Cuzner, Wendy Drukier, Alain Gendron, Benoît-Pierre Laramée and Isabelle Valois
| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
The 20th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 is the opportunity for a call to action to address noteworthy gaps in the implementation of the women, peace and security agenda.
