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Trailblazing Iraqi-Canadian activist Yanar Mohammed killed outside Baghdad home

The feminist leader's death is a devastating loss for women's rights movements in Iraq and around the world, say advocates.

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Humanitarian aid groups granted interim injunction to continue working in Gaza

Aid organizations from around the world came together to launch a formal petition to the Israeli High Court earlier this week.

UPDATE: Canada‑linked aid agencies petition Israeli court to stop March 1 Gaza shutdown

As part of a new registration requirement with the Israeli authorities, humanitarian aid organizations were required to provide personal information of Palestinian and international aid staff working in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Several aid organizations around the world refused to do so, and are now being told to cease operations by Israeli authorities.  

Update: MSF will not share aid staff information with Israeli authorities, faces ban on Gaza operations

In a statement released on Jan. 30, 2026, Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières confirmed that “no staff information has been shared with the Israeli authorities in this process.” On Feb. 1, 2026, several media outlets reported that Israel will terminate the aid organization’s licence to operate in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

‘Impossible choice’: Doctors Without Borders to share personal info of Palestinian, international staff with Israeli authorities

Israeli authorities made registration of all staff a requirement for humanitarian aid groups to continue operating in Palestine. Many organizations that Future of Good spoke with said this was a “red line” they would not be crossing.

Save the Children to withdraw from United Nations emergency funding pool

Save the Children International says they hope the move will mean more funding will flow directly to local organizations and that other INGOs are likely to follow suit.

Why involving women in peace deals reduces the chance of a conflict restarting by up to 37%

UN-backed research shows women-led peacebuilding slashes the risk of relapse in a civil war

Ready to deliver supplies, Canadian aid organizations remain stuck outside Gaza’s borders

While commercial goods and trucks are passing through Gaza’s borders, humanitarian aid supplies are still awaiting authorization, said Oxfam Quebec’s Léa Pelletier-Marcotte.

Canadian aid orgs prepare as UN outlines 60-day plan for help in Gaza

A ceasefire was called between Israel and Hamas earlier this week, including provisions to open the border to aid organizations

Canadian aid agencies press Ottawa to action after UN rules Gaza conflict constitutes genocide

Adhering to international humanitarian law is our obligation as UN members, say the aid agencies