The Commission hereby establishes an Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men, hereinafter called ‘the Committee’.

Within Third Committee this year, Canada has co-sponsored the following resolutions: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa Implementation of the World Programme of Action Concerning Disabled Persons: realizing the Millennium Development Goals for persons with disabilities Policies and programmes involving youth: youth in the global economy Promoting youth participation in social and economic development Follow-up to the Second World Assembly on Aging Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women Eliminating rape and other forms of sexual violence in all their manifestations, including as instruments to achieve political or m ...[+++]ilitary objectives United Nations Development Fund for Women Term of office of the members of the Consultative Committee on the United Nations Development Fund for Women Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Supporting efforts to end obstetric fistula The girl child Rights of the child Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms Strengthening the role of the United Nations in enhancing the effectiveness of the principle of periodic and genuine elections and the promotion of democratization Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons Elimination of all forms of intolerance and of discrimination based on religion or belief Human rights in the administration of justice Effective promotion of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism The right to food Situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Situation of human ri ...

The regulator should benefit from the expertise of market participants; to this end, we propose the creation of a consultative committee within each national regulatory authority.

The regulator should benefit from the expertise of market participants; to this end, we propose the creation of a consultative committee within each national regulatory authority.

He has served as President of the Council of Cooperatives of Prince Edward Island, member of the National Council of Cooperatives, and member of the advisory committee to the federal minister responsible for cooperatives.

The Board also accepted the recommendations of the War Museum Advisory Committee, chaired by the Honourable Barney Danson, to increase the Committee's membership to include representatives of the Royal Canadian Legion, the National Council of Veterans' Associations, the Friends of the Canadian War Museum, the Departments of National Defence and Veterans' Affairs Canada.