The Minister of International Development of Canada, Ahmed Hussen, unveiled $ 272.1 million in new funds on Sunday for foreign assistance in Bangladesh and in the Indo-Pacific region.
“Canada continues to fiercely strengthen our lasting friendship with Bangladesh and the Indo-Pacific Region in the broad sense with our long-standing ties to the person,” Hussen said in a statement. “By supporting the health services of vulnerable communities, empowering women and approaching climate change, we create a brighter tomorrow for the global community.”
The money, which will be spent alongside contributions from other foreign partners and donors, will provide new funding for 14 different projects in Bangladesh and other countries in the Indo-Pacific Region.
The decision of the Federal Liberal Government highlights a radically different Canadian approach from foreign development aid compared to the government of the American Republican President Donald Trump, who interrupted funding through the USAID USAID (USAID) Agency.
Trump and his new TSAR of government efficiency, the businessman Elon Musk, froze foreign aid in the United States for 90 days after taking power, closing the world’s assistance programs and triggering the content of thousands of employees within the government and among his entrepreneurs.
Trump and his people named Republicans consider foreign aid programs as a waste of taxpayers money, arguing that they support liberal political agendas. Their detractors claim that these expenses strengthen the American position worldwide and counteract foreign interference by other countries.
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The American workers and supporters of the Amerindians challenged Trump’s measures in court, saying that the president had exceeded his legal and constitutional authority when he actually dismantled a federal agency whose expenses were authorized by the American Congress.
Details on the various multi -year Canada projects are funding can be Found in this global business in Canada.
Canada supports projects that will focus on gender equality, sexual and reproductive health and rights for women and girls, as well as improving access to inclusive education and skills training.
Other projects are designed to help communities strengthen their resilience to climate change, stimulate civic engagement and reduce poverty.
A project has been described as “empowering women in the nursing sector”. It includes a boost of funding of $ 6.3 million over three years to Canadian Cowater International, the government said.
Aid by the Canadian government was personally announced by Hesen and the Liberal MP for British Columbia, Parm Bains during an event in Vancouver assisted by the leaders of the Bangladaise community, just a few weeks before the Liberal government could call a spring election with a new chief.
The Bangladaise-Canadian community now includes more than 100,000 people, estimates the federal government.
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