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Plan international Ethiopia and Canada and the Women Organizations /WO/ collective, through the support of global affairs Canada (GAC) has launched a five year initiative (arch 2019 to march 2024) focused on Women voice and leadership.
The project is part of a global initiative launched by GAC under the feminist international assistance policy (FIAP) which has an explicit focus on strengthening and supporting women’s organizations (WOs) and movements that advance women’s rights, gender equality, and the empowerment of women and girls, while also supporting evidence-based advocacy and program delivery for gender equality.
The project will reach over 100 WOs across four regions of Ethiopia (Amhara, Addis Ababa, Oromia, and southern Nations, Nationalities and peoples’ Region (SNNPR)).
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Uncertainty is mounting for Australian-Hong Kong citizens after the territory confirmed overnight that Hong Kong residents with dual nationality would no longer be entitled to foreign consular assistance.
In an apparent policy shift that implements an existing but not enforced Chinese law, it would mean a person who holds both Hong Kong and Australian citizenship would no longer be able to call on Australia for help if they ran into trouble in the territory.
For Theresa , a dual Australian-Hong Kong national who lives in Hong Kong, it has left her worried.
She fears the long arm of the territory s controversial national security law.
/CNW/ - The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, and Rachel Bendayan, the Parliamentary Secretary for the.
“Canada has been actively engaged since the start of the crisis in supporting the democratic aspirations of the people of Belarus and a peaceful resolution to the current political situation,” Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneu said in a statement on Sunday. “We will continue to advocate for a genuine and inclusive national dialogue to ensure that the future of Belarus reflects the will of its citizens.”
Andrey Dashkov, director and chair of the board of the Vancouver chapter of iHelpBelarus.org, a pro-democracy non-profit, said his organization is looking forward to working with the federal government to make sure that the funding is “used for a maximum positive effect.”
/ AFP and Bloomberg, HONG KONGHong Kongers with dual nationality are not entitled to foreign consular assistance, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam （林鄭月娥） said yesterday, confirming warnings by Western diplomats that authorities have begun strictly enforcing Chinese nationality regulations in the territory.