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American and European leaders must follow Canada’s example and condemn Netanyahu’s evacuation plan

At a press conference in Ottawa, Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, said that Netanyahu’s plan is “unacceptable”. Demanding Rafah civilians to evacuate the southern Gaza town to let Israeli forces carry out a military offensive is ‘unacceptable’…

Coalition for Women in Journalism and Women Press Freedom demanding police drop charges against Brandi Morin

“It is not healthy for Canadian democracy to have law enforcement agencies get in the way of journalistic work. Their job is to allow journalists access and get out of the way of independent newsgathering, a process necessary for a…

Canada support UNRWA, UN agency for Palestinian refugees

The European Commission said on Monday it will “review” its support to UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, following allegations several of its staff members were involved in the October 7 attacks on Israel.However, the EU does not foresee…

Security Council members: ‘rare consensus’ to condemn forced transfer of civilian populations from Gaza

The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Martin Griffiths, expressed his deep concern to the Security Council this afternoon following statements by Israeli ministers in favor of the massive transfer of civilian populations from the Gaza Strip to third countries. According…

Joint Statement by the Prime Ministers of Australia, Canada and New Zealand for a ceasefire in Gaza

In a statement released today, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand ask for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. It’s the first time since the war started on October 7 that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called for an immediate ceasefire…

Climate Action Network Canada calls on Canada to step up and push higher ambition in final COP28 agreement

As international climate negotiations come down to the wire at COP28, and with the new draft Global Stocktake text falling severely short of what’s needed, civil society is calling on Canada to step up alongside Peoples and countries on the…

Colombia offers to host the most important Biodiversity Summit in the world

As Colombia continues to play a leading role in the COP28 in Dubai, today the country announced its official offer to host in 2024 the sixteenth meeting of the biannual United Nations Conference on Biodiversity (COP16), the most important event…

Joint Statement on Climate, Nature and People #COP28

We, the UNFCCC COP28 Presidency, CBD COP15 Presidency, chairs of the undersigned partnerships, initiatives and coalitions, and endorsing member countries: Recognizing that the growing and projected impacts of climate change critically threaten biodiversity and the billions of livelihoods dependent on…

“The Important Stuff” from Children and Youth #COP28

The United Nations Conference on Climate Change meetings will have a different participation: in addition to traditionally suited representatives of countries, 25 children’s testimonies from 12 countries will be heard. They talk about how their lives have been impacted by…

A statement by the Canada-Wide Peace and Justice Network – Dubai – COP28

End wars and end fossil fuels: Demilitarize, Decarbonize, Decolonize We are in a climate emergency exacerbated by global conflict. This past summer, out-of- control forest fires raged across Canada and caused mass displacement and destruction. Canadian communities are facing more…

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