Minister Oda Visits Haiti and Jamaica

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2007-09-20(2007-18) News Release
OTTAWA - The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, will visit Haiti and Jamaica from September 20 - 24 2007.
"During my first official trip abroad as Minister of International Cooperation, I am proud to be reaffirming our strong commitment to revive and expand Canada's political, economic, social and security engagement throughout the Americas, and to follow up on as Prime Minister Harper's important visits here earlier this summer," Minister Oda said.
Minister Oda will be in Haiti from September 20 -22 to review Canadian aid initiatives and to visit a number of projects managed by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in Port-au-Prince, Anse-à-Veau and Jacmel. She will meet with local officials and partners working with CIDA on Canada-funded initiatives in health, education and other social development issues.
She will also meet with President René Préval, Prime Minister Jacques-Édouard Alexis and other officials to discuss Canada's ongoing commitment to help meet the country's immediate and long-term development needs.
"Canada has made important investments to help with the reconstruction and development of Haiti over the next five years," said Minister Oda. "The projects we are supporting will reinforce the Haitian Government, improve security and access to basic services, as well as living conditions in the country."
Minister Oda will then travel to Jamaica where she will visit several CIDA-funded projects that provide skills training in poor neighborhoods. She will also visit a correctional centre and a relief project in Clarendon Parish, a region that was affected by Hurricane Dean. Minister Oda will also meet with Prime Minister Bruce Golding, several Ministers and government and civil society partners involved in coordinating disaster relief efforts.
For more information on Canadian aid initiatives in the Americas, visit CIDA's website at: http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca .
Backgrounder:
Canadian Development Assistance to Haiti and Jamaica
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Information:
Véronique Bruneau
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of International Cooperation
Telephone: (819) 953-6238
Media Relations Office
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Telephone: (819) 953-6534
E-mail:info@acdi-cida.gc.ca
Web site: www.cida.gc.ca (electronic version of document)

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