The New Humanitarian has just released its report on the humanitarian crises needing urgent attention in 2023. Most of them are driven by conflict and climate shocks, compounded by pre-existing vulnerabilities and inadequate access to services. Five of the identified crises are on the continent of Africa, with hunger and food insecurity a major element of all eleven ongoing crises in the Global South.
The report is sobering, but an important read. Click here to access it.
19, 07, 2024
"Africa’s growing debt problem risks reversing decades of progress, pushing millions of people into poverty, and setting off political instability.... Fortunately, it’s a problem with... Read more
19, 04, 2024
Tuesday’s federal Budget contained a modest increase to Canada’s investment in humanitarian assistance. This was... Read more
05, 02, 2024
“This week, we celebrate the people and organizations advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Guided by their compassion and belief in a better world, they are... Read more
07, 01, 2024
A recent photo series by Maasai photographers Claire Metito and Irene Naneu chronicles the growing care burden facing pastoralist women in Kenya who are on the frontline of the climate crisis.... Read more
10, 12, 2023
In a groundbreaking experiment in alleviating global poverty, for the past six years the U.S.- based charity GiveDirectly... Read more
05, 11, 2023
Canada has pledged $35.5 Million over the next three years to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank to help fund a new program called ... Read more
19, 10, 2023
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) helps people around the world affected by armed conflict and other violence, doing everything it can to protect their lives and dignity and to... Read more
16, 10, 2023
World Food Day takes place each year on October 16th. This annual event is about raising worldwide... Read more
29, 09, 2023
Fully 30% of all food produced for human consumption is never eaten. Around 13% of food produced globally is lost during harvest, storage, or transport, while an estimated 17% is wasted... Read more
14, 09, 2023
Sandy Milakovic, GRAN Regional Leader for Ontario South/Southwest, was recently interviewed by Mississauga News about her volunteer work. Sandy speaks about her involvement with GRAN and... Read more
23, 07, 2023
Founded in 2019 to fight hunger in the Greater Toronto Area, Be One to Give (B12Give) rescues surplus food from restaurants and... Read more
13, 06, 2023
Rich countries need to get their priorities straight if they want to stop "massively" increasing their spending on reactive humanitarian aid, says Alvaro Lario, head of the UN’s International Fund... Read more
27, 05, 2023
“Ending malnutrition is essential to improving and saving lives. Proper nutrition at the right time can mean the difference for a child learning in school, a girl pursuing her dreams... Read more
19, 04, 2023
As Earth Day approaches, we want to celebrate hopeful stories such as the restoration of landscapes that have been degraded, and the many benefits this can provide for people, nature, and the... Read more
29, 03, 2023
For GRAN and more than 90 other civil society organizations focused on human rights, international development and humanitarian assistance, the Federal Budget on March 28th was a big... Read more
12, 01, 2023
The New Humanitarian has just released its report on the humanitarian crises needing urgent attention in 2023. Most of... Read more
27, 12, 2022
"The United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights... states that the right to food is indispensable for the fulfillment of other human rights. ...Since human rights... Read more
Aug 20, 2024
"Dismiss ‘grannies’ as frail old biddies at your peril: they’re some of the toughest activists out there." In an opinion piece in The Guardian, writer Sally Feldman challenges "granny" stereotypes... Read more
Jul 19, 2024
"Africa’s growing debt problem risks reversing decades of progress, pushing millions of people into poverty, and setting off political instability.... Fortunately, it’s a problem with known solutions... Read more
Apr 25, 2024
Despite being preventable and treatable, malaria kills nearly half a million people and infects over 200 million worldwide every year – 70 per cent of whom are children under five years old. ... Read more