Canadian Minister Discusses Country’s Efforts To Take Leading Role In Women’s Rights, Sustainable Development In IPS Interview

Inter Press Service: Canada Takes a Lead Role Funding Reproductive Health, Women’s Rights & Sustainable Development
“…Currently the fifth largest donor to the U.N.’s development agencies — and holding the Presidency of the G7 comprising the world’s leading industrialized nations — [Canada] is planning to run for a non-permanent seat in the U.N. Security Council for 2021-22. Host to the 7th International Parliamentarians’ Conference (ICPI) on population and development in Ottawa last week — and having hosted the first such meeting in 2002 — Canada has also launched a Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP). … Leading the fight for women’s rights, gender empowerment, and sexual and reproductive rights is Marie-Claude Bibeau, the Canadian minister of international development, who is also a strong advocate for increased development financing. In an interview with IPS, she said international events like IPCI can be a strong catalyst for mobilizing people, ideas, and resources…” (Deen, 10/29).

The KFF Daily Global Health Policy Report summarized news and information on global health policy from hundreds of sources, from May 2009 through December 2020. All summaries are archived and available via search.

KFF Headquarters: 185 Berry St., Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94107 | Phone 650-854-9400
Washington Offices and Barbara Jordan Conference Center: 1330 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005 | Phone 202-347-5270

www.kff.org | Email Alerts: kff.org/email | facebook.com/KFF | twitter.com/kff

The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news, KFF is a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California.