The aftershocks of abandonment: 6 months later, Canadian aid organizations urge feds to help fill $35B void left by U.S.
Why It Matters
The eradication of USAID will have global ripple effects for decades. The agency, which had a budget of more than US$35 billion, was the backbone of much of the international assistance work in developing regions. This signals to other governments that they can also step back from their humanitarian commitments.
Canadian aid groups denounce airdrops as “costly, dangerous and ineffective”
Why It Matters
Despite dwindling supplies and a total blockade on anything new entering the Gaza Strip, aid organizations staffed by Palestinians themselves continue to serve the local population. However, with Israeli authorities imposing new registration requirements on INGOs, many may have to leave the Gaza Strip after working in the region for decades.
Canada airdrops aid into Gaza as charities apply pressure to have supplies delivered
Why It Matters
Canadian aid groups call for end to Gaza siege as mass starvation spreads
Why It Matters
Front-line aid workers facing the same starvation and violence as their fellow Palestinians, even as they work to serve them, say humanitarian organizations. But there is still time to save lives.
‘Educational defiance’: In Gaza, makeshift classrooms keep hope alive amid war and hunger
Why It Matters
Resiliance in Palestine is showing up in unexpected ways, including in the classrooms that have sprung up in tents and ruins of Gaza. War can erase culture; therefore it's important to preserve literacy as much as possible.