Ontario – Canada, the European Commission France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, gave joint donor statement on humanitarian access in Sudan. They said: “The people of Sudan are experiencing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. 25 million people, half of Sudan’s population, are in urgent need of assistance. Fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces …
Ottawa – “As endorsed by the foreign ministries of Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States on December 20, 2023, the Tallinn Mechanism was officially formalized. “In response to Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine, the Tallinn Mechanism aims to coordinate and facilitate civilian cyber-capacity building to help Ukraine uphold …
Ottawa – Approximately 180 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members hosted nearly 150 members from partner nations for Exercise ARDENT DEFENDER, an international counter explosive exercise held at 5 Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, New Brunswick, from October 20 to November 2, 2023. The exercise leveraged lessons learned from the contemporary operating environment, particularly in Eastern Europe, where the threat from …
Ottawa – Global Affairs Canada has issued the following statement: “On July 4, 2023, Canada and the Netherlands filed joint written observations on the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice in Ukraine’s case against Russia based on the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide [Genocide Convention]. “This filing follows the joint declaration of intervention put …
Ottawa – As current co-chairs of the MFC, Canada and the Netherlands are pleased to join Estonia in announcing that they will succeed Canada as co-chair on July 1, 2023. Estonia has been a highly engaged member of the Coalition since joining in September 2019. In addition, Estonia has a strong track record on media freedom, including providing emergency visas …
