Inter-American Commission of Women

Groundbreaking Investment in Northern Women's Economic Security

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Monday, October 30, 2023
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Definity Insurance Foundation is announcing a transformative investment of $3.1 million in the Canadian Women's Foundation's Northern Strategy , guided by Indigenous women in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik, and Nunatsiavut.

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  • Definity Insurance Foundation is announcing a transformative investment of $3.1 million in the Canadian Women's Foundation's Northern Strategy , guided by Indigenous women in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik, and Nunatsiavut.
  • Gendered economic barriers intensify in northern Indigenous communities.
  • Definity Insurance Foundation's investment in the Northern Strategy turns this tide and tackles root causes of gendered economic inequalities.
  • Each grantee will receive funding for up to five years to help them achieve economic security impacts to benefit First Nations, Métis, and Inuit women and gender-diverse people they serve.

Canada announces $4.5 million to help Mexico, Peru, Chile and Colombia with data systems needed to fight climate change

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Thursday, July 14, 2022
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Canada will continue to help partner countries take climate action, build resilience and transition to a cleaner and low-carbon future.

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  • Canada will continue to help partner countries take climate action, build resilience and transition to a cleaner and low-carbon future.
  • Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, met with Mexico's Environment and Natural Resources Secretary, Maria Luisa Albores Gonzlez, and announced $4.5 million, over four years, to support Pacific Alliance countriesMexico, Peru, Chile and Colombiain strengthening their national climate measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) systems.
  • MRV systems are critical for nations to develop strong and effective mitigation policies and actions, because they provide governments with transparent, accurate, and comparable information on emissions sources.
  • Gold Standard Foundation is a non-profit organization established in 2003 by multiple international NGOs to catalyze ambitious climate action by strengthening environmental markets, increasing corporate sustainability, and mobilizing climate finance.

Commission for Environmental Cooperation Funds 10 Community Grants for Sustainable Recovery from COVID-19 Pandemic

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Wednesday, May 4, 2022
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MONTREAL, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Today, the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) announced 10 community projects chosen under the 2022 North American Partnership for Environmental Community Action (NAPECA) grant program.

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  • MONTREAL, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Today, the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) announced 10 community projects chosen under the 2022 North American Partnership for Environmental Community Action (NAPECA) grant program.
  • "The 10 winning projects aim to encourage an equitable recovery by helping communities, particularly the most vulnerable and underserved populations, to address challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic," said Richard Morgan, CEC Executive Director.
  • The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) was established in 1994 by the governments of Canada, Mexico and the United States through the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation, a parallel environmental agreement to NAFTA.
  • As of 2020, the CEC is recognized and maintained by the Environmental Cooperation Agreement parallel to the new Free Trade Agreement of North America.

$2M in funding awarded to climate and environmental justice projects from Canada, Mexico and the US

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Thursday, March 24, 2022
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The CEC announced 15 North American environmental justice andclimate resilience projects to receive inaugural EJ4Climate grant.

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  • The CEC announced 15 North American environmental justice andclimate resilience projects to receive inaugural EJ4Climate grant.
  • MONTREAL, March 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has announced 15 climate-focused projects to receive an Environmental Justice for Climate ('EJ4Climate') grant.
  • The CEC's first USD$2 million EJ4Climate grant program is aimed at supporting efforts made towards environmental justice and climate resilience for communities across North America.
  • "It has been heartening to see the enthusiastic response to the EJ4Climate grant program from communities across North America.

ForoMET Global Summit: Where Hispanic Female Entrepreneurs Converge and Grow

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Wednesday, November 10, 2021
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ForoMET Global Summit celebrates Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WED) with an unprecedented event, hosted in Washington D.C. (USA), Panama City (Panama), and Medellín (Colombia). This global summit is taking place from November 17th to 19th, 2021 reaching 15,000 participants through ForoMET online platform.

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  • This global summit is taking place from November 17th to 19th, 2021 reaching 15,000 participants through ForoMET online platform.
  • ForoMET Global Summit 2021s agenda will cover three main areas: Political Leadership, Women in STEM, and Female Entrepreneurship.
  • ForoMET Global Summit 2021 is the XXII iteration of ForoMET that aims to INSPIRE by encouraging new ideas and projects through the exchange of experiences and knowledge; CONNECT by facilitating interaction and networking between female entrepreneurs and key stakeholders; and SUPPORT by providing opportunities for both the entrepreneurs and all the participants of ForoMET Global Summit 2021.
  • ForoMET promotes sustainable, responsible and innovative female entrepreneurship through a series of webinars, panels, and workshops responding to global business trends.

Commission for Environmental Cooperation Launches 'EJ4Climate', US$2 Million Environmental Justice and Climate Resilience Grant Program

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021
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New North American grant program will address environmental inequality and promote community-level innovation and climate adaptation.

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  • New North American grant program will address environmental inequality and promote community-level innovation and climate adaptation.
  • MONTREAL, Sept. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -The North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation ( CEC ) is launching a first-of-its-kind US$2 million grant program, EJ4Climate, to support environmental justice and climate resilience for underserved, vulnerable communities, and Indigenous communities across North America.
  • This program will provide funding directly to Indigenous communities and community-based organizations to deliver environmental justice and advance local solutions to adapt to climate change.
  • "That's why I'm honored to join our partners to announce the EJ4Climate grant program, as the CEC expands its work to deliver environmental justice and foster climate resilience across North America.

Canada elected to the Executive Committee of the Inter-American Commission of Women of the Organization of American States

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Wednesday, May 8, 2019
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To that end, yesterday, at the 38th Assembly of Delegates of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Canada was pleased to have been elected as one of three Vice Presidents of the CIM Executive Committee.

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  • To that end, yesterday, at the 38th Assembly of Delegates of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Canada was pleased to have been elected as one of three Vice Presidents of the CIM Executive Committee.
  • The CIM's work primarily focuses on preventing and addressing gender-based violence and on supporting the efforts of Member States to uphold the human rights of women.
  • As a member of the Executive Committee of the Inter-American Commission of Women of the Organization of American States, we will now have a stronger role in protecting and promoting the rights of women and girls across the hemisphere.
  • Canada will serve a three-year term as Vice President on the CIM Executive Committee from 2019 to 2022.