Ottawa says it’s assessing the request. But at the same time, federal cutbacks have the development sector preparing to scale back programs
A United Nations initiative aimed at eliminating gender-based violence is asking Canada to put up cash to help stem a backsliding in women’s rights, even though the Liberals are cutting back on foreign aid.
She’s following up on a letter from UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, who asked Trudeau to help fund what’s called the Spotlight Initiative. For example, a project in Liberia worked with elders and feminist groups in the West African country to help enforce a national ban on female circumcision, also known as female genital mutilation. Spotlight Initiative also provided training so that people who used to do this practice could instead find jobs in agriculture.Afghanistan’s Taliban regime has banned women from schools, gangs in Haiti are weaponizing sexual violence in their turf wars.
She’s leaning on the Liberals’ rhetoric about putting women at the centre of their diplomatic efforts, such as through a feminist aid policy. Trudeau faced questions about that last week at the Global Citizen Now event in New York City. He stressed that an uptick in humanitarian crises means Canada will spend more on reactive support – even if proactive spending on development projects is back around the same level before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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