sector forum: Trudeau will attend the UN General Assembly Sept. 19 and 20, along with Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion, International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna and Immigration Minister John McCallum. "While in New York, the Prime Minister and the Canadian delegation will also promote diversity, human rights, the need for gender equality, and efforts to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development," the release said, according to CTV. Trudeau also plans to deliver a keynote address to the 2016 United Nations Private Sector Forum. Trudeau will also attend the Refugee and Migration Summit, hosted by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and co-host U.S. President Barack Obama Leaders' Summit on Refugees, the release says. Trudeau focus in the coming days is largely on the world outside of Canada. That evening, Trudeau and Cecile Richards, the president of Planned Parenthood USA, are to headline a reception with the theme of Global Progress. On Thursday, he and London, U.K. Mayor Saddiq Khan will participate in a panel on the future of progressive politics.
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