Ottawa, Ontario — Canada's long-term partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) supports global commitments to improve food security, enhance nutrition, and assist smallholder farmers, their families, communities and countries move from poverty to prosperity. The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of International Cooperation, met yesterday with IFAD President, Kanayo F. Nwanze, to reiterate Canada's commitment to support smallholder farmers, particularly women.

April 7, 2013 - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today announced that Canada is providing real leadership to help address the effects of raging crisis in Syria. Canada is extending credit of up to $2 million to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). The Canadian contribution will make possible the investigation announced recently by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon into alleged chemical weapons use in Syria.

March 2, 2013

Toronto Ontario — The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of International Cooperation, today congratulated Rotarians at the Rotarians for Peace Symposium for their leadership in the global fight against polio. Minister Fantino reiterated Canada's commitment to match, dollar for dollar, all contributions raised by Rotarians by March 1, 2013, under the ' Pennies and More for Polio ' initiative.

Le 25 février 2013 - Le ministre des Affaires étrangères John Baird et la ministre d’État des Affaires étrangères (Amériques et Affaires consulaires), l’honorable Diane Ablonczy, ont fait aujourd’hui la déclaration suivante à leur arrivée en Haïti à l’occasion d’une visite officielle :

« Après avoir voyagé séparément pendant une semaine en Amérique latine et dans les Caraïbes, nous sommes heureux de nous rejoindre pour cette visite en Haïti afin de constater sur place l’état des réformes économiques et de redoubler d’efforts pour protéger les droits de tous les Haïtiens.

February 25, 2013 - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and the Honourable Diane Ablonczy, Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas and Consular Affairs), today issued the following statement upon arrival in Haiti for an official visit:

“After a week of parallel travels through Latin America and the Caribbean, we are pleased to team up for a visit to Haiti to see first-hand the status of economic reforms and to redouble our efforts to protect the rights of all Haitians.

Ankara, Turkey, January 15, 2013 — Canada will resettle up to 5,000 refugees now in Turkey by 2018, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today during his visit to Turkey.

Colombo, Sri Lanka, January 7, 2013 —Canada will provide $18,700 in disaster relief for families affected by floods in two districts in Sri Lanka, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today.

“Canada is pleased to be able to support Sri Lanka’s disaster relief efforts and we hope the relief items will help families as they try to rebuild their lives,” said Minister Kenney.

November 14, 2012 - The Honourable Diane Ablonczy, Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas and Consular Affairs), today announced additional Canadian support for the Colombian government’s land restitution efforts, which will help foster peace, security and justice for Colombians.

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