International Cooperation Minister Julian Fantino (Vaughan, Ont.) announced the Pennies and More for Polio Initiative at a side event at the 67th annual United Nations General Assembly in New York. This joint initiative between the Government of Canada, Rotary Foundation, and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation presents an opportunity to engage Canadians in the global … Read more
On behalf of International Cooperation Minister Julian Fantino (Vaughan, Ont.), Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird (Ottawa West-Nepean, Ont.) and Kim Sung-hwan, the Republic of Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen the two countries' collaboration on international development. Baird said Canada and South Korea are two prosperous nations … Read more
International Cooperation Minister Julian Fantino (Vaughan, Ont.) concluded a visit to the Sahel region of West Africa, with stops in both Burkina Faso and Nigeria. Fantino visited refugees and locals affected by the drought and political instability, and was accompanied by heads of Canadian humanitarian organizations operating in the Sahel region. The full press release … Read more
International Cooperation Minister Julian Fantino (Vaughan, Ont.) accompanied by heads of Canadian humanitarian organizations, conducted a visit to Mentao refugee camp to raise awareness of the food and nutrition crisis in the Sahel region of West Africa. Fantino and the heads of Canadian humanitarian organizations met with refugees and locals affected by the humanitarian crisis … Read more
International Cooperation Minister Julian Fantino (Vaughan, Ont.) announced that Canada is providing additional assistance to help those affected by floods in the Philippines. In response to the recent flooding that devastated the northeastern coast of the Philippines, Canada is providing an additional $50,000 to help the more than 100,000 people affected by tropical storm Kai-Tak. … Read more
International Cooperation Minister Julian Fantino (Vaughan, Ont.) will travel to the Sahel Region of West Africa, with a visit to Burkina Faso, and to Nigeria, from Sept. 8-14, 2012. Fantino said on his first trip as Minister of International Cooperation, he looks forward to seeing firsthand the work achieved by Canadian humanitarian partners and raising … Read more
International Cooperation Minister Julian Fantino (Vaughan, ON) announced that Canada is taking action to help those affected by floods caused by monsoon rains in the Philippines. Fantino said the government is working with the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the Philippine Red Cross to ensure that concrete steps … Read more
The government called on Canadians to lend their support to the people affected by the humanitarian crisis in the Sahel region of West Africa. The announcement was made by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Cooperation Lois Brown (Newmarket-Aurora, ON), on behalf of International Cooperation Minister Julian Fantino (Vaughan, ON). The government announced that … Read more
International Cooperation Minister Julian Fantino (Vaughan, ON) said Canada deplores the violent attack that killed Khaled Khaffaji, a Syrian Arab Red Crescent staff member. Khaffaji was shot and killed in Deir Ezzor, Syria – the second time in less than a month that a member of the Red Crescent has been killed while on duty. … Read more
On behalf of International Cooperation Minister Julian Fantino (Vaughan, ON), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence Chris Alexander (Ajax-Pickering, ON) announced an important investment to support development efforts in Afghanistan until 2017. Alexander made the announcement during the Tokyo Conference on Afghanistan, which focused on international development over the next decade. Alexander said … Read more
