Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand (Oakville East, Ont.) announced that Canada is expediting the final portion of its $70-million contribution to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund, an initiative led by the Energy Community Secretariat, to support energy needs in Ukraine. A payment of $10 million has been disbursed early to help Ukraine repair critical energy … Read more
Ministers responsible for international development cooperation in the Group of Seven (G7) convened on Oct. 17 on the margins of the Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C. Joined by the World Bank Group, they met at a moment of significant change in the global economy to highlight … Read more
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand (Oakville East, Ont.) announced the following diplomatic appointment: Sonya Thissen will become Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Hellenic Republic. The full release is available online. Contact media@international.gc.ca.
Global Affairs Canada released a joint statement: “As the humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip continues to unfold, there is an urgent need to scale up medical treatment of patients from Gaza. We, the undersigned, stand ready to provide support in the form of e.g. financial contributions, provision of medical staff or equipment needed for … Read more
Global Affairs Canada released a statement: “The G7 RRM notes recent statements made by Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, condemning transnational repression and other malign activities by Iran. According to those statements, Iranian intelligence services have increasingly attempted to kill, kidnap, and harass political opponents … Read more
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand (Oakville East, Ont.) announced the extension of measures to allow Canadians and persons in Canada to make more humanitarian-related transactions with Syrian institutions that would be otherwise prohibited under the Special Economic Measures (Syria) Regulations. The full release is available online. Contact media@international.gc.ca.
Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai (Surrey Centre, B.C.) announced that Canada is providing $3 million in humanitarian assistance funding to support emergency relief efforts in response to the earthquake. The funds are being allocated as follows: The World Food Programme will be allocated $1.3 million to scale-up its ongoing response, including the provision of … Read more
The Foreign Ministers of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, as well as the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, issued the following statement: “The decision by the Israeli Higher … Read more
Global Affairs Canada released a joint foreign ministers’ statement on international NGO restrictions: “The humanitarian suffering in Gaza has reached unimaginable levels […] action is needed now to halt and reverse starvation […] However, due to restrictive new registration requirements, essential international NGOs may be forced to leave the OPTs imminently which would worsen the humanitarian situation still … Read more
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand (Oakville East, Ont.) issued a statement: “Canada joins other OSCE participating states in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Helsinki Final Act, the founding document of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), which is the bedrock of comprehensive and cooperative security in Europe and beyond. … Read more