Media Advisory - Minister McKenna to deliver opening remarks for UNESCO Week for Peace and Sustainable Development

OTTAWA, March 7, 2017 /CNW/ - Media representatives are advised that the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, will deliver remarks at the official opening ceremony for the UNESCO Week for Peace and Sustainable Development. Minister McKenna will underscore the importance of global cooperation for progressing on sustainable development and climate change in Canada and internationally.

Event:	Opening Ceremony Remarks
Date:	Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Time:	9:00 a.m. (EST)
Location:	Shaw Centre – Gatineau Room
	55 Colonel By Dr.
	Ottawa, ON
Other participants
Mr. Mac Saulis, Indigenous Elder Ms. Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO The Honourable Mitzie Hunter, MPP, Minister of Education, Ontario Ambassador Dessima Williams, Special Adviser for Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals Mr. Fred Van Leeuwen, Secretary-General of Education International

SOURCE Environment and Climate Change Canada

Caitlin Workman, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, 819-938-9436; Media Relations, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 819-938-3338 or 1-844-836-7799 (toll free); Angele Cyr, Senior Advisor, Public Affairs, UNESCO, 613-219-1119

Related Links

http://www.ec.gc.ca