New York City – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, hosted the Canada-Nordic Strategic Dialogue recently, in New York City and Iqaluit. In a rapidly changing Arctic marked by new challenges and increased strategic competition, deeper collaboration with like-minded Arctic states is needed. Minister Joly hosted a working dinner with her counterparts from the Nordic states on the margins of …
Toronto – Following their landmark meeting in Toronto on September 19 and 20, 2024, the co-chairs, Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, and Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica, issued the following statement: “We gathered in Toronto with women foreign ministers from around the world and reaffirmed our commitment to break …
Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has issued the following statement: “Canada unequivocally condemns the ongoing and escalating repression in Venezuela by Nicolas Maduro’s regime, particularly in the aftermath of the presidential elections. This has resulted in dozens of deaths and more than 2,000 arbitrary detentions, sometimes followed by the enforced disappearance of individuals—including more than 100 youth—who …
Ottawa – Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba resigned ahead of a major government reshuffle. he has been a prominent fixture in Zelensky’s administration and one of the most public-facing, especially dealing with overseas officials. Melanie Joly, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, said: “Dmytro you’ve been a vigorous voice for and a dear friend to many. Throughout this fight for freedom, …
Ottawa – The Global Affairs Canada issued the following statement: “Two years have passed since the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights released a landmark assessment, detailing grave human rights violations in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. The assessment describes serious human rights violations that have been committed in Xinjiang, and notes that the extent …
Pretoria – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today concluded a successful trip to Côte d’Ivoire and South Africa from August 19 to 22, 2024. In Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Minister Joly met with the Vice-President, Tiémoko Meyliet Koné, and highlighted the friendship between Côte d’Ivoire and Canada as well as the commercial exchanges and people-to-people ties that make both countries …
Abidjan – Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on behalf of Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, announced additional funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) for mpox response in Africa. Canada is currently supporting the WHO’s response to the current mpox outbreak in Africa through a $2 million contribution to its Contingency Fund for Emergencies. Today’s announcement builds on …
Ottawa – Canada has been actively reviewing its approach, in line with the feminist foreign policy and feminist international assistance policy, to engaging with African countries and institutions to build stronger, expanded and more visible partnerships. Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, and Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, …
Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has announced that Canada is imposing sanctions against ten individuals and six entities under the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations. These persons are sanctioned on the fourth anniversary of the fraudulent presidential elections in Belarus, in response to their involvement in ongoing and systematic human rights abuses in Belarus and support for …
Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, had announced that Robert Oliphant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, is visiting Namibia and Zambia. In Windhoek, Namibia, Parliamentary Secretary Oliphant will engage with senior government officials on shared priorities, including creating opportunities for young people, achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, mining responsibly and building supply chains for …
