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Ottawa ― This week, the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, welcomed Ms. Ertharin Cousin, the new Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to Canada.

In Bolivia, one out of every three children suffers from malnutrition―the food they eat does not provide enough essential nutrients.

The Riberalta region, in Beni Department, is no exception. Even though most families in this predominantly indigenous region have migrated to Riberalta to gain access to better sources of income, they live in poverty and lack knowledge about nutrition.

March 24, 2012 - As an initial response to this week’s coup d’état in Mali, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, today announced that Canada is suspending aid programs involving direct payments to the government of Mali, effective immediately.

“Canada utterly condemns this attack on democracy by a faction of Mali’s military,” said Baird. “We call on those behind this coup to immediately withdraw so that constitutional order, peace and stability may be restored.”

Canadian humanitarian aid to help Syrians March 12, 2012

Ottawa, Ontario―Today, the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, announced Canada is supporting needed emergency humanitarian assistance in Syria.

Canada, through the Canadian International Development Agency, is providing immediate support to help provide access to emergency food assistance, safe water, sanitation facilities, essential household items, and other much-needed assistance to the victims of violence.

Ottawa — Today, the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, announced that Canada is taking action to prevent a famine and a severe humanitarian crisis in western Africa.

"Clearly, the people in the Sahel region are in need of help to face their unimaginable reality. Canada is deeply concerned about the impending food security and nutrition crisis in the Sahel," said Minister Oda. "We must act now with help for millions of people struggling to meet their immediate basic food security and nutrition needs to avoid a more tragic situation later."

February 13, 2012

Ottawa ― Today, as part of Canada's international efforts to help developing countries adapt to the impacts of a changing climate, the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, and the Honourable Peter Kent, Minister of the Environment, launched the Canada Fund for African Climate Resilience.

The January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti is a salient reminder of the fragility of life and how years of development work and progress can be wiped out in an instant.

Two years after the earthquake, Canada has shown to the people of Haiti―and the world―that we are there to support the millions of people whose lives were impacted by this tragic event. Canada has delivered humanitarian assistance, helped to rebuild institutions and infrastructure, and supported sustainable development based on the Haitian government's priorities.

Ottawa, Ontario―Today, on the occasion of the second anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti, the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, announced that Canada has committed to resettle 5,000 families (approximately 20,000 individuals) displaced by the 2010 earthquake and restore the Champ de Mars, a major public park in Port-au-Prince, for all Haitians to enjoy once again.

Ottawa, Ontario―Today, the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, announced that Canada is providing immediate humanitarian assistance, such as food, clean water, shelter and non-food relief items, to the hundreds of thousands of people affected by Tropical Storm Washi in the Philippines.