As part of Canada’s commitment to gender equality and women’s rights, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will launch a call to action to the private sector, investors and philanthropists to join Canada.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will make an announcement and hold a media availability on Canada’s response to the Rohingya crisis.
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, and the Honourable Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance, along with Stephen Poloz, Governor of the Bank of Canada, will co-host a meeting of G7 Finance and Development Ministers and Central Bank Governors from May 31 to June 2, 2018, in Whistler, British Columbia. The theme ofthis meeting will be “Investing in growth that works for everyone.”
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will receive today the CARE Global Leaders Network Humanitarian Award for her continued efforts to assist crisis-affected people around the world over the years, particularly women and girls, and her leadership role as Minister of International Development since November 2015.
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, today announced that Canada will provide an additional $2.5 million in emergency humanitarian assistance to support organizations responding to the outbreak.
As the situation in Venezuela deteriorates, growing numbers of individuals continue to leave the country, heading toward Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and the Southern Caribbean. The people fleeing this crisis are vulnerable and in need of international protection and humanitarian assistance, particularly access to shelter, health care and other essential services.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on behalf of the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, today announced humanitarian assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean, including to people affected by the crisis in Venezuela.
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, and the Honourable Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance, along with Stephen Poloz, Governor of the Bank of Canada, will co-host a meeting.
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, today concluded a three-day visit to The Bahamas, where she attended the 21st meeting of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM’s) Council for Foreign and Community Relations to discuss key issues of regional importance, such as the impact of climate change.