Female foreign ministers meet in Montreal to talk security, gender-based violence
MONTREAL — Female foreign affairs ministers from around the world gathered in Montreal on Friday to kick off a “historic” two-day summit that was described by Canada’s Chrystia Freeland as the first of its kind.
Freeland and her co-host, Federica Mogherini, the high representative of the European Union, officially welcomed the delegates to a series of meetings that are set to end Saturday afternoon.
Topics on the agenda include international security, strengthening democracy and fighting sexual and gender-based violence.
In her opening remarks, Freeland highlighted the need to boost female participation in international peacekeeping efforts and conflict negotiations around the world.