Canada can help improve the lives of the world’s children
Canada has a chance to help transform millions of children’s lives by supporting a new treaty to expand the right to free public education to include free pre-primary and free secondary school for all children.
We can end the HIV epidemic, but Canada is falling behind global targets
Canada has the resources, the expertise, and the infrastructure to end HIV in our lifetime. Every action, big or small, brings us one step closer to a future where HIV no longer plays a role in the health and well-being of Canadians.
A paradigm shift is needed on Canada’s approach to international humanitarian aid
In a time of turmoil and conflict across the world, Canada’s choices can set an example for the future of aid delivery.
Women are essential to the peace process
Women’s rights organizations are doing critical work in Gaza, but are dramatically underfunded.
Feds say Africa strategy ready ‘very soon,’ but no date offered
The wait for Canada’s long-anticipated strategy grows longer as African envoys lament Ottawa’s absence on the continent.
Climate finance should target resilient food systems
In the coming months, the government will release a new international climate finance package. We are asking for it to support small-scale food producers in the Global South in adapting to climate change, writes Carol Thiessen.
Progress towards partnership: Canada taking strides on African engagement
It is imperative that these announcements are just the opening note and not the crescendo of Canada’s approach to engaging with the continent.
Feds recommit to Africa strategy as observers anxious to see long-awaited plan
The feds say $230-million in funding for various diplomacy, development, and trade programs are the ‘first deliverables’ in what will become Canada’s Africa strategy.
Tax fairness for whom? Canadian negotiators present roadblocks in reforming global tax rules
The UN Tax Convention is a long-awaited and promising process, and Canada needs to stop standing in its way.
UNGA 2024: global mobility a top-of-mind concern
By continuing to invest in public-private partnerships, the international community can ensure that the benefits of global mobility are not only preserved but enhanced for generations to come.
