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Statements of Ministers on World Refugee Day
Ottawa,–
The
Honourable
Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immi-
gration, Refugees and Citizenship;
the Honourable Chrystia Freeland,
Minister of Foreign Affairs; and the
Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau,
Minister of International Develop-
ment, today issued this statement on
World Refugee Day:
“Each year, millions of people
are forced out of their homes due
to conflict, war and persecution. In
2017, a record 68 million people
were forcibly displaced from coun-
tries in continued crises such as
Syria, South Sudan, the Democrat-
ic Republic of Congo, Yemen, and
Myanmar. Canada has a longstand-
ing tradition of providing humanitar-
ian support to people from all over
the world fleeing war and persecu-
tion, and we remain committed to
helping refugees as they rebuild their
lives in safety.
“No one becomes a refugee by
choice. We are all capable of help-
ing refugees rebuild their lives and
protecting them from famine and
warfare.
“ T h e
successful
resettlement
and
inte-
gration of
refugees
has been
critical to
the develop-
ment of our
nation. Throughout Canada’s his-
tory, we have seen refugees and their
descendants become productive and
contributing members of our econo-
my, our society and our cultural life.
“Since November 2015, our
country has welcomed more than
90,000 refugees, including 52,000
Syrian refugees. We have welcomed
more than 1,300 survivors of Daesh
and their family members, including
vulnerable Yazidi women and children,
and as announced in Budget 2018,
we will resettle an additional 1,000
vulnerable women and girls from
conflict zones around the world. We
are proud to
be among
the top re-
settlement
countries
globally.
“Can-
ada is ad-
dressing
the gaps in
education for the world’s most vul-
nerable women and girls. Two weeks
ago, at the G7 Summit in Charlevoix,
Canada, the European Union, Ger-
many, Japan, the United Kingdom
and the World Bank announced an
historic $3.8 billion dollar investment
for girls’ and women’s education and
skills-training in crisis and conflict
situations.
“Further, the Government rec-
ognizes the specific vulnerabilities
faced by refugees who identify as
LGBTQ+. The Government is com-
mitted to working with organizations
internationally, nationally and locally
to further enhance its understanding
of the needs of this vulnerable popu-
lation to ensure their protection.
“We remain concerned about
the welfare of refugees worldwide,
and particularly in recent months,
the welfare of the Rohingya people
and other minorities in Myanmar
and Rakhine State. We will continue
working with our international part-
ners to address the protection needs
of those displaced by the conflict.
“While the Government remains
committed to respecting domestic
and international obligations regard-
ing refugees, we continue to enforce
our laws and procedures to protect
the border, and the health and safety
of Canadians.
“Canada is a country that values
compassion, openness and diversity.
These are the principles that we hon-
our on this World Refugee Day”.●
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