OTTAWA, ON, Sept. 16, 2024 /CNW/ – The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that he will travel to New York City, United States of America, from September 22 to 25, 2024, to participate in the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly and the Summit of the Future. The Prime Minister will work closely with Canada’s international partners to strengthen democracy, take climate action, defend global security, and improve access to health care, including reproductive health.
As Co-Chair of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Advocates group, the Prime Minister will reaffirm Canada’s commitment to advancing ambitious international action toward the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This includes moving forward on shared work on education, climate change and biodiversity loss, and gender equality around the world.
At the Summit of the Future, the Prime Minister will join other leaders to take action on key global challenges and enhance ways to work together to secure a better future for everyone. The leaders will work to accelerate efforts on pressing global challenges, including sustainable development, international peace and security, technological innovation and digital co-operation, decarbonization and clean energy, and human rights.
Prime Minister Trudeau will co-host a discussion with the Prime Minister of Haiti, Garry Conille, to help mobilize the resources needed to address the crises the country is facing and support solutions that are Haitian-led and focused on the needs of the Haitian people. He will also co-host a high-level event with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to promote action on climate change, carbon pricing, and industrial decarbonization.
Throughout his visit, the Prime Minister will collaborate with other leaders on pressing geopolitical challenges, including Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine as well as the evolving situation in the Middle East. He will emphasize the importance of international efforts to safeguard peace and security around the world, including by defending democracy and strengthening the rules-based international order.
Achieving a more peaceful, stable, and prosperous world starts with unified global action. Canada’s unwavering commitment to the United Nations is a pledge to Canadians that we will do our part to build a better future for everyone.
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“At this year’s United Nations General Assembly and at the Summit of the Future, Canada will have a leading role in making the world fairer and more prosperous. I look forward to working with other leaders to accelerate progress on our shared priorities and build a better future for everyone.”
— The Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada
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