Ottawa’s new LIFT program will help aid organizations grow their funding, and will further the government’s goal of creating ‘pathways for trade’
Category: Development Aid
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Op-Ed: Global hunger is a moral challenge, not a financial one
Countries are more than capable of ending global hunger. Yet hunger has risen in the past decade, while development aid has fallen
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Development aid to be tied to trade goals: secretary of state
In an exclusive interview, the secretary of state for international development talks department funding cuts, trade goals and AI
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Canadian aid organizations respond to Israel’s Gaza aid suspensions
Israel has suspended 37 international aid organizations from distributing aid in Gaza; Oxfam-Quebec and otherCanadian groups react
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Canada will not pay for Trump ‘peace board’ seat: government source
Countries are only allowed to be on the board if they pay more than US$1 billion in cash within their first year on board
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Israel confirms ban on 37 NGOs in Gaza
Israel is accused of undermining neutrality and independence of humanitarian NGOs after its aid ban in Gaza
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U.S. pledges $2B for UN aid, with ‘adapt, shrink or die’ warning
UN says reform of its humanitarian system is upcoming with the goal of bringing aid ‘closer’ to the 240 million people worldwide who need it
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Home is where the war is
Why some Canadians have chosen to live — and serve — in a nation at war, offering aid, education and support
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UN slams world’s ‘apathy’ in launching aid appeal for 2026
The UN would like to ultimately raise $33 billion to help 135 million people in 2026 – after receiving its lowest amount of funds in a decade
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Aid cuts causing ‘tragic’ rise in child deaths, Bill Gates says
Western funding shortfalls could push millions more into preventable mortality, according to new report