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Funds for world’s climate hotspots woefully neglect the needs of children, new report finds
Toronto, June 22, 2023 - Children are being failed by climate funding commitments, despite bearing the brunt of the climate crisis, according to a new report from members of the Children’s Environmental Rights Initiative (CERI) coalition; Plan International, Save the Children, and UNICEF.
Aid for Afghanistan Coalition Statement: The Passage of Bill C-41, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Toronto, June 21, 2023 -The Aid for Afghanistan Coalition welcomes the adoption of Bill C-41 as a first step in enabling Canadian aid organizations to provide crucial humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan and other similar contexts. This legislation is needed to give Canadian aid organizations a path forward to ensure those who are in need of assistance receive it, regardless of where they are located.
South Sudan: thousands of displaced children on border with Sudan at risk of cholera
Toronto, June 19, 2023 –Thousands of displaced children on the South Sudanese side of the border with Sudan are at risk of deadly cholera outbreaks due to flooding and lack of adequate sewage systems, said Save the Children.
“If I had a magic wand, I would make Sudan a much better place” : distressing experiences of children revealed in drawings after two months of violence
Toronto, 15 June 2023 – From military vehicles, to bullet littered streets, to dead bodies, shelled homes and sad faces: children fleeing violence in Sudan express the devastating impact of two months of heavy fighting on their lives and mental health in a series of images released today by Save the Children.
DRC: At least 23 children killed in an attack on camp in Ituri
At least 46 civilians, including 23 children, were killed in an attack on a camp for displaced people in Ituri province in northeastern DRC.
