Humanitarian Aid
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U.S. pledges $2B in UN humanitarian aid, pushes agencies to ‘adapt’ to cutsThe pledge creates an umbrella fund from which money will be doled out to agencies and priorities, a key part of U.S. demands for drastic changes across the U.N.World2 hours
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Hurricane Melissa-hit Caribbean to get $7M in Canadian humanitarian aidGlobal Affairs Canada wrote Thursday afternoon that it was 'not aware of any Canadian citizens who have been injured or killed as a result of this hurricane.'CanadaOct 30
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Canadian doctor back from Gaza urges action beyond Palestine recognitionAn orthopedic surgeon from Saskatchewan is urging a meaningful resumption of aid flow into Gaza and for Canada to implement a two-way arms embargo.WorldSep 5
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Canadian Armed Forces airdrop humanitarian aid into GazaThe Canadian Armed Forces deployed a Hercules aircraft to airdrop nearly 10,000 kilograms of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, the second airdrop of aid in the past five days.CanadaAug 4
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Canada adds $15M to Lebanon aid, will match up to $6M in donationsThe federal government says the new money will help Canadian and international aid groups provide food, water, emergency health care and other assistance in Lebanon.CanadaOct 9, 2024
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Canada speeding rollout of $71M in aid for Sudan, region as violence continuesFunds will flow through agencies of the United Nations and the Red Cross, as well as non-governmental organizations, to provide basic food, water and health services.WorldMay 3, 2023
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North Okanagan Valley Gleaners distributing food aid at record paceLast year the society shipped out more servings than it ever had before, more than 13.4 million. This year the charity is on track to break that record.CanadaApr 4, 2023
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One year later: Aid efforts for Ukraine across SaskatchewanSince the Russian invasion, Saskatchewan has opened its doors to over 3,000 Ukranian refugees through humanitarian flights.WorldFeb 24, 2023
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UN approves ‘historic’ resolution to exempt humanitarian aid from sanctionsThe U.N. Security Council overwhelmingly approved a resolution exempting humanitarian aid from all current and future U.N. sanctions regimes.WorldDec 9, 2022
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‘Hamilton Helps Ukraine’ event draws parallels between Holodomor genocide and Putin’s warAn event in support of Ukraine held in Hamilton featured the screening of a documentary about the Holodomor, a genocide that killed millions of Ukrainians between 1932 and 1933.CanadaMay 6, 2022
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