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The protocol is supported by children’s rights experts, scholars, child activists, and more than 500,000 global citizens who’ve signed an open letter from Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, pictured, calling on world leaders to act, write Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY CAROL THIESSEN | November 20, 2024
Flooding has carved deep gullies at the bottom of these slopes in southern Ethiopia. A community effort to rehabilitate degraded watersheds is ongoing in the region as part of Canadian Foodgrains Bank’s Nature+ program. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Opinion | BY CAROL THIESSEN | November 20, 2024
Opinion | BY CAROL THIESSEN | November 20, 2024
Flooding has carved deep gullies at the bottom of these slopes in southern Ethiopia. A community effort to rehabilitate degraded watersheds is ongoing in the region as part of Canadian Foodgrains Bank’s Nature+ program. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Opinion | BY DAVID BOROTO | November 18, 2024
Mary Ng, Albert Muchanga
Albert Muchanga, the African Union's commissioner for economic development, trade, tourism, industry, and minerals, left, and International Trade Minister Mary Ng at the Lester B. Pearson Building on May 17, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID BOROTO | November 18, 2024
Opinion | BY DAVID BOROTO | November 18, 2024
Mary Ng, Albert Muchanga
Albert Muchanga, the African Union's commissioner for economic development, trade, tourism, industry, and minerals, left, and International Trade Minister Mary Ng at the Lester B. Pearson Building on May 17, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 13, 2024
African Union Commission Chair Moussa Faki, pictured left in Ottawa on Oct. 26, 2022, met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Nov. 7 during the second High-Level Dialogue between Canada and the commission in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 13, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | November 13, 2024
African Union Commission Chair Moussa Faki, pictured left in Ottawa on Oct. 26, 2022, met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Nov. 7 during the second High-Level Dialogue between Canada and the commission in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KATRINA MILLER, DEREJE ALEMAYEHU | October 30, 2024
After voting in opposition at the United Nations, Canada can still change its position and act as a leader for inclusive, effective international tax co-operation, write Katrina Miller and Dereje Alemayehu. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY KATRINA MILLER, DEREJE ALEMAYEHU | October 30, 2024
Opinion | BY KATRINA MILLER, DEREJE ALEMAYEHU | October 30, 2024
After voting in opposition at the United Nations, Canada can still change its position and act as a leader for inclusive, effective international tax co-operation, write Katrina Miller and Dereje Alemayehu. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY AMIT KUMAR SHARMA | October 25, 2024
Discussions at the United Nations General Assembly reaffirmed that rebuilding tourism and business travel is crucial for economic recovery for countries still emerging from the pandemic, writes Amit Kumar Sharma. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY AMIT KUMAR SHARMA | October 25, 2024
Opinion | BY AMIT KUMAR SHARMA | October 25, 2024
Discussions at the United Nations General Assembly reaffirmed that rebuilding tourism and business travel is crucial for economic recovery for countries still emerging from the pandemic, writes Amit Kumar Sharma. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Opinion | BY NYAMBURA GITHAIGA | August 18, 2021
A woman holds her severely malnourished young child in a camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Mogadishu, pictured July 15, 2011. Effectively responding to famine is a long game. In the medium to long term, Canada should continue to invest in food security, nutrition-sensitive climate adaptive agriculture and economic development to prevent famine. Canada must act now and stay engaged to prevent famine, writes Nyambura Githaiga. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/UN/Stuart Price
Opinion | BY NYAMBURA GITHAIGA | August 18, 2021
Opinion | BY NYAMBURA GITHAIGA | August 18, 2021
A woman holds her severely malnourished young child in a camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Mogadishu, pictured July 15, 2011. Effectively responding to famine is a long game. In the medium to long term, Canada should continue to invest in food security, nutrition-sensitive climate adaptive agriculture and economic development to prevent famine. Canada must act now and stay engaged to prevent famine, writes Nyambura Githaiga. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/UN/Stuart Price
Opinion | BY CHRIS DENDYS, LIA TADESSE | June 30, 2021
In 36 lower-income countries, a staggering four million pregnant women have lost access to prenatal care, 82 million children have not received needed treatments for dehydration, and 17 million have missed out on routine immunizations critical to protecting them from deadly diseases, write Dr. Lia Tadesse and Chris Dendys. Photograph courtesy of Results Canada
Opinion | BY CHRIS DENDYS, LIA TADESSE | June 30, 2021
Opinion | BY CHRIS DENDYS, LIA TADESSE | June 30, 2021
In 36 lower-income countries, a staggering four million pregnant women have lost access to prenatal care, 82 million children have not received needed treatments for dehydration, and 17 million have missed out on routine immunizations critical to protecting them from deadly diseases, write Dr. Lia Tadesse and Chris Dendys. Photograph courtesy of Results Canada
Canada must step up efforts to help displaced persons in the face of COVID-19 and engage at diplomatic levels to ensure that displaced populations are included in national vaccination programs. A new Abacus Data poll commissioned by World Vision confirms that nearly eight-in-10 respondents agree that if we don’t vaccinate everyone everywhere, the threat posed by COVID-19 will remain, write Rema Jamous Imseis and Michael Messenger. Unsplash photograph by Mufid Majnun
Canada must step up efforts to help displaced persons in the face of COVID-19 and engage at diplomatic levels to ensure that displaced populations are included in national vaccination programs. A new Abacus Data poll commissioned by World Vision confirms that nearly eight-in-10 respondents agree that if we don’t vaccinate everyone everywhere, the threat posed by COVID-19 will remain, write Rema Jamous Imseis and Michael Messenger. Unsplash photograph by Mufid Majnun
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on June 11 during the G7 Summit in Cornwall, England. Mr. Johnson the world vaccinated by the end of 2022. No. 10 Downing Street photograph by Andrew Parsons
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2021
News | BY NEIL MOSS | June 16, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on June 11 during the G7 Summit in Cornwall, England. Mr. Johnson the world vaccinated by the end of 2022. No. 10 Downing Street photograph by Andrew Parsons
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 19, 2021
The Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh is one of many that houses more than 700,000 displaced Rohingya. U.K. Department for International Development photograph by Russell Watkins
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 19, 2021
News | BY NEIL MOSS | May 19, 2021
The Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh is one of many that houses more than 700,000 displaced Rohingya. U.K. Department for International Development photograph by Russell Watkins
In Yemen, the war that has been raging since 2014 has so far thrown more than 16 million people into food insecurity. It is, according to the UN, the worst humanitarian crisis on the planet, writes Jean-Frédéric Légaré-Tremblay. Flickr photograph by Carl Waldmeier
In Yemen, the war that has been raging since 2014 has so far thrown more than 16 million people into food insecurity. It is, according to the UN, the worst humanitarian crisis on the planet, writes Jean-Frédéric Légaré-Tremblay. Flickr photograph by Carl Waldmeier
Opinion | BY NICOLAS MOYER | February 8, 2021
The mandate letter for International Development Minister Karina Gould, pictured in April 2019, tasks her with increasing investments in international assistance to support developing countries in their recoveries and resilience. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NICOLAS MOYER | February 8, 2021
Opinion | BY NICOLAS MOYER | February 8, 2021
The mandate letter for International Development Minister Karina Gould, pictured in April 2019, tasks her with increasing investments in international assistance to support developing countries in their recoveries and resilience. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STELLA NAW | November 9, 2020
USAID's Advancing Community Empowerment project, implemented by PACT, provides hygiene kits to isolated communities, including in Kayin and Mon states, in August. Cross-border aid is instrumental in saving women’s lives, a goal of Canada’s feminist foreign policy, writes Stella Naw. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/USaidinmyanmar
Opinion | BY STELLA NAW | November 9, 2020
Opinion | BY STELLA NAW | November 9, 2020
USAID's Advancing Community Empowerment project, implemented by PACT, provides hygiene kits to isolated communities, including in Kayin and Mon states, in August. Cross-border aid is instrumental in saving women’s lives, a goal of Canada’s feminist foreign policy, writes Stella Naw. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/USaidinmyanmar
Opinion | BY NYAMBURA GITHAIGA | October 14, 2020
International Development Minister Karina Gould is pictured on June 1, 2020. Canada is already actively working to improve multilateral co-operation on food security and COVID-19, writes Nyambura Githaiga. In April, Ms. Gould co-convened a UN gathering to discuss the potential impacts of COVID-19 on food security and the need to strengthen food systems. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NYAMBURA GITHAIGA | October 14, 2020
Opinion | BY NYAMBURA GITHAIGA | October 14, 2020
International Development Minister Karina Gould is pictured on June 1, 2020. Canada is already actively working to improve multilateral co-operation on food security and COVID-19, writes Nyambura Githaiga. In April, Ms. Gould co-convened a UN gathering to discuss the potential impacts of COVID-19 on food security and the need to strengthen food systems. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BILL CHAMBERS | October 12, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in his Speech from the Throne, identified supporting developing countries on their economic recoveries and resilience as one of his government's priorities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BILL CHAMBERS | October 12, 2020
Opinion | BY BILL CHAMBERS | October 12, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in his Speech from the Throne, identified supporting developing countries on their economic recoveries and resilience as one of his government's priorities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NICOLAS MOYER | September 2, 2020
International Development Minister Karina Gould is pictured arriving at the West Block on June 1. A strong global response is about more than charity. We must realize that our well-being and safety is bound up in the well-being and safety of those around us, writes Nicolas Moyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NICOLAS MOYER | September 2, 2020
Opinion | BY NICOLAS MOYER | September 2, 2020
International Development Minister Karina Gould is pictured arriving at the West Block on June 1. A strong global response is about more than charity. We must realize that our well-being and safety is bound up in the well-being and safety of those around us, writes Nicolas Moyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 15, 2020
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured on the Hill on June 8, 2020, addressing reporters on the feds' coronavirus response. The government has a moratorium in place for deportations amid the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 15, 2020
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 15, 2020
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured on the Hill on June 8, 2020, addressing reporters on the feds' coronavirus response. The government has a moratorium in place for deportations amid the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade