A Canadian effort is underway to conduct airlifts out of Sudan and two military vessels have arrived off its coast, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday, as the government looked for a fragile ceasefire to help evacuation efforts in the embattled East African country. Trudeau said the federal government is co-ordinating with its allies to get Canadian citizens out of […]
Better Migration Policies Can Help Boost Prosperity In All Countries — World Bank
As competition for skilled workers continues to rise globally, while populations in rich and middle-income countries age, the World Bank has reported that migration can be a powerful force for prosperity and development if managed properly. It averred that destination and origin countries cut across income levels, with many countries such as Mexico, Nigeria, and the U.K. both sending and […]
Earth Day: Let’s Make Peace With Nature, Protect Our Common Home, Says UN
Antonio Guterres, United Nations secretary-general, says everyone needs to raise their voices to demand that leaders make peace with nature. In a video message to commemorate Earth Day on Saturday, he said everyone needs to do their part in protecting the planet. Earth Day is celebrated on April […]
Canada Inches Closer To Afghan Resettlement Target, Could Reach 40,000 By End Of Year
More than 300 people from Afghanistan arrived in Canada on Wednesday, bringing the total number of Afghans resettled since the Taliban takeover of that country to more than 30,000, the federal government said. A flight from Pakistan arrived at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport Wednesday morning. Those on board included people who helped Canada’s mission in Afghanistan, family members of former […]
UN Calls For Earthquake Aid Access To Syria As Rescues Wind Down In Turkey
The death toll from the catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria has climbed over 35,000 as UN aid officials push for more aid access to rebel-controlled north-western Syria, where only one crossing from Turkey is open. As search and rescue teams began winding down their work on Monday amid diminishing prospects of recovering people alive from the rubble, the […]
Prime Minister Trudeau Lays Out $196B, 10-year Health-Care Offer To Premiers
The federal government has presented a new health-care funding offer that would see Ottawa shift $196 billion to the provinces and territories over the next 10 years in exchange for commitments to massively upgrade health-care data collection and digital medical records. About one-quarter of that is money not previously promised through existing health-care transfer formulas and deals. Prime Minister Justin […]
BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION IN CANADA: Global Forum For Human Rights And he Sustainable Development Applauds Afro-Canadians
Global Forum for Human Rights and Sustainable Development (GFHRSD), a Canadian incorporated, community-based, non-governmental outfit established to address core developmental challenges faced by Canadian citizens especially, the less-privileged members of the Canadian society, wishes to use this medium to join the rest of the global community in celebrating this year’s Black History in Canada. GFRSD’s main thematic areas include poverty […]
UN Begins Talks With Afghanistan On Reversal Of University Education Ban For Women
The United Nations (UN) says it is in talks with Afghanistan leaders on the reversal of the university education ban for women in the country. In December 2022, the Taliban government banned females in the country from attending university. Ziaullah Hashmi, the spokesperson for the ministry of higher education, had asked public and private universities to implement the ban without […]
Ceremony To Mark 6th Anniversary Of Murders Of Six Muslim Men At Quebec City Mosque
A ceremony will be held Sunday evening to mark the sixth anniversary of Quebec City’s deadly mosque shooting and will take place inside the prayer room where the rampage took place. It’s the first time the annual event will play out in the exact location where a lone gunman murdered six Muslim men in the Quebec City Islamic cultural centre […]
WHO To Decide If COVID-19 Is Still A Global Gealth Emergency
High-ranking members of the World Health Organization (WHO) are meeting Friday to decide whether it’s time to end the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, three years after it was first declared. In all likelihood, it will continue as the virus continues mutating, spreading, and infecting across the world. Wednesday marked the third anniversary of the first confirmed COVID-19 case […]