Despite consensus by key signatories on a road map to complete South Sudan’s democratic transition to elections and a new Government, the country’s humanitarian situation is more dire than ever, […]
British Columbia: Minister Wilkinson Advances the Canada Green Buildings Strategy and Announces Funding to Revitalize Community Recreation Centre
Our homes and buildings are where we live, work, study and gather. They are important to our well-being and a strong economy and as spaces for social interaction — but […]
WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the COVID-19 media briefing – 17 August 2022
Almost 7,500 cases were reported last week, a 20% increase over the previous week, which was also 20% more than the week before. Almost all cases are being reported from […]
Chief Public Health Officer of Canada on Monkeypox
Globally as of August 10th, over 31,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported from 91 countries, territories and areas across all six designated regions of the World Health Organization. This represents a 19% increase in […]
More breathing devices needed for premature babies born in Ukraine
“The war increases levels of stress in pregnant women, which leads to an increase in the number of premature births reported,” Herve Verhoosel, Spokesperson for global health agency Unitaid, […]
Myanmar: Crimes against humanity committed systematically, says UN report
The evidence gathered to date by the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM), which is outlined in its Annual Report, indicates that sexual and gender-based crimes, including rape and other […]
Belarus: Rights experts denounce withdrawal from key environmental agreement
The Aarhus Convention, adopted in 1998, also requires that individuals exercising these rights are not persecuted, penalized or harassed for doing so. Belarus’s President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed a […]
An Opinion about the Mayor of Langley City BC
The Mayor of Langley City in British Columbia is the type of person who truly loves her community. Mayor Val van Der Broek is the type of elected official that […]
Report from AP News on China, Taiwan and United States
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that China’s military exercises aimed at Taiwan, including missiles fired into Japan’s exclusive economic zone, represent a […]
United Nations: We must show that we can put the world on a better path
UN chief said that “Every day we wait leads us closer to a global breakdown – both physical and political. But while the problems before us are unprecedented, they are […]
Minister Anand to make an announcement regarding Canadian Armed Forces’ support for Ukraine
Defence Minister Anita Anand announced the plan on Thursday, saying up to 225 Canadian Armed Forces members will eventually be based in Britain for an initial period of four months. […]