In handing over personal information about aid workers and their families, Doctors Without Borders could be violating data privacy laws and putting aid staff at further risk of targeting. According to the Aid Worker Security Database, 122 aid workers were killed in Palestine in 2025, and 194 in 2024.
By removing themselves from the funding pool, Save the Children hopes to influence where the remaining money goes - hopefully, they say, to local aid organizations. It’s rare to see an organization withdraw from funding - will others do the same?
Despite 25 years of global commitments, women remain sidelined in peace negotiations—undermining the very strategies proven to prevent renewed conflict. With UN leadership and grassroots women’s involvement, peace agreements are significantly more likely to endure, but funding shortfalls threaten this progress.
Aid organizations are still subject to new registration requirements that require them to give details about their staff to the Israeli authorities. Many organizations have decided this is a line they will not cross, meaning they cannot deliver critical aid to Palestinians.
For two years, Canadian aid organizations have struggled to get help to starving and injured Palestinians, as most borders were shuttered to international help. While the ceasefire is on, food, medicine and supplies must flow unimpeded into the region.
The UN Commission’s genocide finding compels governments to act on their legal and moral obligations. For Canadians, the crisis exposes the tension between the urgent calls for humanitarian access and Ottawa’s cautious diplomatic approach. How world leaders respond will set a precedent for whether international law is enforced when entire populations face death.
