Minister Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs announced Canada, Ukraine, and Norway, will co-host the Pathways to Peace: Second International Conference on Returning Ukrainian Children, Detained Civilians, and Prisoners of War in Toronto, Ontario, on September 28 and 29.
The conference aims to strengthen international support for efforts to bring people home, protect those who remain under Russian control and ensure that those who return can access rehabilitation and reintegration services.
The conference will bring together foreign ministers and senior representatives from participating countries as well as participants from international organizations to address some of the most urgent human consequences of Russia’s unprovoked and unjustifiable war of aggression against Ukraine: the unlawful deportation and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children, the unlawful detention of civilians, and the protection and return of prisoners of war.
Global Affairs statement