OTTAWA, Oct. 20, 2016 /CNW/ - The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, will be attending the UN Habitat III Summit on the New Urban Agenda in Quito, Ecuador, from October 17-20, 2016.
Please note that all details are subject to change. All times are local.
| DATE: |
Thursday, October 20, 2016 |
| EVENT: |
Federation of Canadian Municipalities networking event on Scaling Up: Local Issues as Drivers of National Policy and Direction: The Minister has been invited to be a panelist and to speak at this networking event that will focus on the role of local governments in meeting national objectives on issues of rapid urbanization and the New Urban Agenda. |
| TIME: |
2:00 p.m. |
| PLACE: |
Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana |
| "Benjamín Carrión" |
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| Room R4 |
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| EVENT: |
UN closing plenary: The Minister, as the co-chair of the "High-level Roundtable: Leave No one Behind: urban inclusion and prosperity," will report to UN Member States on the outcomes of the discussion. |
| TIME: |
3:00 p.m. |
| PLACE: |
Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana |
| "Benjamín Carrión" |
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| Agora Room |
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| This event will be live streamed. |
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SOURCE Employment and Social Development Canada
and to schedule an interview with the Minister (media only): Media Relations Office, Employment and Social Development Canada, 819-994-5559, [email protected]
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