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In his opening statement, the Speaker of the Mauritanian Senate said that through affirmative action women had taken more than 20% of the seats in Parliament. He went on to say that a seminar on "The role of parliamentarians in human rights in general and the discrimination against women in particular" had recently been organized by the office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the ...

1. Introduction A Canadian delegation participated in the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s (IPU) parliamentary event organized with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and held during the 58th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) on 11 March 2014 at the UN Headquarters in New York City. The IPU’s theme was At ...

The visit began with briefings at NATO Defence College (NDC) in Rome. Lt. Col. Mario Masdea, Chief of Public Affairs Office, briefly introduced the history, mission and organisational structure of the College. The NDC was opened in 1951 and its mission is to prepare selected officers and officials for important NATO and NATO-related multinational appointments and to conduct academic studies ...

That, coupled with the opening of a full-fledged High Commission in Maputo in 2004, marked a significant and positive turning point in Canada’s commitment to Mozambique and the region. Canada has been providing public development assistance to Mozambique since the country attained independence in 1975.

The Honourable David McGuinty, P.C., M.P., President of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Executive Committee Vice-President for the Twelve Plus geopolitical group, remotely participated in the sixth sitting of the 286th session of the International Executive Committee of the IPU. The meeting took place on November 25, 2021 as ...

In response to a question from the delegation from Greenland/Denmark, Mr. Rautajoki indicated that the carrying out of social and cultural impact assessments varies across the region, though the Chambers of Commerce in the Lapland region encourage companies to conduct assessments and consult with local people as a best practice.

The meeting was attended by the Honourable Senators Jim Munson, Co-Chair; Salma Ataullahjan; René Cormier; Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia; and MPs Sven Spengemann, Co-Chair; Rob Oliphant; Terry Duguid, Yasmin Ratansi; and Gabriel Ste-Marie. First, they welcomed the Chargé d’affaires and a Minister representing the Kenya High Commission in Canada, who discussed current affairs in Kenya and answered ...

From 29 June to 3 July 2008, four Canadian parliamentarians travelled to Astana to attend the seventeenth Annual Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE. The Honourable Senator Consiglio Di Nino led the delegation, which was composed of the Honourable Senator Jerahmiel Grafstein, Bev Shipley and Peter Goldring, members of Parliament. The delegation was accompanied by Elizabeth Rody ...

Joint discussions would cover a broad range of issues, including counter-terrorism and transnational organized crime, global energy security, maritime security, natural disaster response, humanitarian assistance and disaster risk management, and cyber-security.

In their presentations, the High Commissioners covered topics including trade, foreign policy, cybersecurity and climate change, among others. To further enrich the dialogue, participants then heard from parliamentarians from both countries on each of the three agenda items.