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This implies that the role of the state and the market can evolve over time. The FAO’s Committee on World Food Security has sought to bring together world leaders to deal with food security issues. That Committee had become a somewhat peripheral institution, but the current crisis has raised its prominence.

A French session of the Parliamentary Officers’ Study Program was held from April 15 to 19, 2024. Ten parliamentary officers from the following legislatures participated: Parliament (Republic of Austria); National Assembly (Djibouti); House of Councillors (Kingdom of Morrocco); National Assembly and Senate (Democratic Republic of the Congo); National Assembly (Senegal); National Council and ...

Ms. Dazé explained that gender interacts with other factors – including age, disability, ethnicity and sexual orientation – to influence people's vulnerability to climate change and disasters. She outlined three components of a gender-responsive approach to building climate and disaster resilience: a recognition of gender differences in needs and capacities for managing climate and ...

During the meeting, Canadian delegates were able to hear from and exchange with parliamentarians from Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Ireland, Cyprus, the Philippines, the United Kingdom, Madagascar, Seychelles, Montenegro, and Fiji. Panellists from the World Economic Forum, UN Women, Oxfam Great Britain and the Equal Pay International Coalition also made presentations. Panellists and ...

L’ambassadrice tout d’abord a offert un portrait de la relation entre le Canada et la France en soulignant que cette relation était excellente, mais qu’il y avait de la place pour augmenter les échanges commerciaux entre les deux pays. L’ambassadrice a ensuite parlé de la situation de la COVID-19 en France et des mesures prises par le gouvernement français pour essayer d’endiguer ...

This session provided a space for parliamentarians and civil society and youth representatives to dialogue and learn from each other on practices to improve communication and citizen participation in parliamentary work around climate objectives. Discussions focused on strategies to provide a space for the diverse perspectives that should be considered to ensure that climate strategies help ...

Discussion also included an evaluation of the state of poverty alleviation around the world, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the steps necessary to make the achievement of SDG 1 – “End poverty in all its forms everywhere” – a reality.

Parliamentary Associations Associations promote the country’s interests abroad on a continuing basis and are composed of both members of the Senate and of the House of Commons.

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Guest speaker Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, founder and president of Human Capital Africa, discussed the link between the economy and education. Ms. Ezekwesili noted that research has identified ways to address education challenges which include prioritizing foundational learning in areas such as literacy and taking an evidence-based approach to investments and policy decisions.