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Global leaders mobilize $3.5 billion for education at UN General Assembly
“Everything we value — health, peace, equality, opportunity — begins in a classroom. The Global Partnership for Education works precisely because of this...
Canada announces funding for global education
At the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, Canada's Secretary of State for International Development announced more than $398 million in international...
Sharing Water Fairly
When there is not enough water to meet everyone’s needs, deciding who has access to water first is not just a technical question...
World Refugee Day
Around the world, every minute 20 people leave everything behind to escape war, persecution or terror. Currently, more than 117 million people are...
Canada Tables First Nations Clean Water Act
The Government of Canada tabled a new First Nations Clean Water Act on June 16, Bill C-37. Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty says...
Canada to eliminate role of the Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE)
“Eliminating CORE raises serious questions about how Canada intends to meet its legal commitments. If the government is dismantling one of the only...
Pharmaceutical company refuses to sell life-saving HIV drug to Doctors without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
"Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly, long-acting HIV prevention tool, represents one of the most promising advances towards ending AIDS as a public health threat to...
World Health Day
April 7 marks the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948, and is now celebrated as World Health...
Remembering Stephen Lewis
GRANs across the country mourn the loss of a role model and fierce advocate. Stephen Lewis touched countless lives with his unwavering commitment...
The Weaponization of Water
Water infrastructure has become increasingly and deliberately targeted in modern warfare as a strategic tactic, even though the Geneva conventions specifically prohibit attacks...