Humanitarian Crisis
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Ukraine crisis creates new trafficking, exploitation risks for women and children'We do see everything from sexual exploitation to an increase in domestic servitude, forced marriage, even organ trafficking.'CrimeJun 3, 2022
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Newborn Canadian baby boy rescued from Kyiv amid Russian attacksBaby Aari, who was birthed by a Ukrainian surrogate, was recovered from a clinic in Ukraine by a U.S. rescue group Friday and united with his parents near the Polish border.WorldMar 20, 2022
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Over 1 million Ukrainians have fled Russian invasion, UN saysThe tally from the U.N. refugee agency amounts to more than 2 percent of Ukraine’s population being forced out of the country in less than a week.WorldMar 2, 2022
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Winnipeggers rally to raise awareness about Afghanistan crisisSeveral dozen people took to the steps of the Manitoba legislative building Saturday afternoon to raise awareness of the crisis unfolding in Afghanistan.NewsAug 29, 2021
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‘We are desperate’: The frightening new reality faced by the women of AfghanistanIt's difficult to think of all the Afghani women muzzled figuratively and literally, unable to speak for themselves as they cower in fear of the Taliban, says Meera Estrada.CanadaAug 22, 2021
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Russia and Turkey agree on demilitarized zone in Syria’s IdlibThe deal delays an offensive by Syria and its Russian and Iranian allies that could potentially create a humanitarian crisis near Turkey's border.WorldSep 17, 2018
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‘Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day’ event to be held in Toronto on Aug. 25In a press release sent out this week, two Canadian non-profit organizations said they will host a large event in Toronto to mark the very first official Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day.CanadaAug 12, 2018
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UN says Yemen facing world’s worst humanitarian crisis, Canada to provide $12M in aidSince 2015, a Saudi-led coalition backed by the United States has been carrying out airstrikes in Yemen against Iranian-allied rebels.PoliticsJan 19, 2018
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Donald Trump cuts foreign aid as Africa faces ‘largest humanitarian crisis’ in 70 yearsThe conflict-fueled hunger crises in Nigeria, Somalia and South Sudan have culminated in a trio of potential famines hitting almost simultaneously.PoliticsMar 29, 2017
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Canada to provide nearly $120 million in aid for famine-hit countriesOTTAWA – Canada will provide almost $120 million to help avert the prospect of starvation for 20 million people in Nigeria, South Sudan, Somalia and Yemen. The pledge comes in response to a United Nations warning earlier this month that the desperate situation in the four countries represents the “largest humanitarian crisis” the world has...CanadaMar 17, 2017
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