Canadian envoy in Cyprus to draw on its experience accommodating needs of women migrants and minors

Canada is drawing on Cyprus' experience of accommodating the needs of women migrants and children and those fleeing regional conflict zones at a time of unprecedented global displacement, the Canadian envoy on women, peace and security said Wednesday.

The North American country is one of around a dozen others that signed bilateral agreements with Cyprus to briefly host their citizens evacuated from neighboring countries until they're repatriated. Fears that the Israel-Hamas war may spread in the region have spiked in recent months.

Cyprus had helped repatriate nearly 60,000 third-country nationals evacuated from Lebanon in 2006 and had done the same last year with evacuees from Sudan.

Ambassador Jacqueline O'Neill said her meetings with Cypriot officials provided valuable lessons that Canadian authorities can apply in future operations when repatriating...