Printer-friendly versionAction Canada for Population and Development has issued this Call to Action for international colleagues to inform them of recent events in Canada.
On June 25-26, 2010, leaders from some of the world’s most powerful countries will gather in Huntsville, Canada, for their 36th annual G8 Summit. The G8 meeting will be followed by a meeting of G20 leaders in Toronto, Canada (June 26-27, 2010).
Earlier this year, on January 26th, 2010, the Canadian Prime Minister, Mr. Stephen Harper, announced his intention to make maternal and child health a development priority for the upcoming G8 Summit. He said that “Canada will champion a major initiative to improve the health of women and children in the world’s poorest regions.”
Read the Call to Action here.