Factsheets
Jul 06 2010
Irregular rains in 2009 have led to a severe lack of pasture and water and a poor harvest across West Africa. The worst affected country is Niger where over 7 million people are at risk. Some 2 million people are threatened in Chad and an estimated further 629,000 are affected in Mali. Parts of Nigeria and Burkina Faso are also at risk.
Jul 05 2010
The outpouring of global public support in response to the earthquake enabled aid to get through to Haiti and make a real difference. The scale of the aid response has helped to prevent violence, like riots for food, shelter or water. However, the Haiti earthquake is one of the most complex humanitarian and development challenges in modern times. There are no short-term solutions.
Jun 22 2010
People living in poverty in developing countries are least responsible for the climate crisis. Yet they are suffering its most severe effects.
Jun 17 2010
Pregnancy remains the leading killer of women in their reproductive years in developing countries.
Jun 17 2010
The G20 is considering a new sort of global tax, known as the Robin Hood Tax or Financial Transaction Tax (FTT).
Jun 17 2010
Economic recovery for all means G8 and G20 governments should ensure all economies recover by keeping up with development assistance.
Jun 17 2010
The Canadian government has made commitments regarding aid over the last several years. Here's a rundown of which promises they have kept and which ones they have broken.
Jun 16 2010
At the Gleneagles Summit in 2005, the G8 committed to direct 0.7% of their gross national income to overseas development assistance.
Jun 16 2010
In 2000, 187 countries came together at the United Nations to create the Millennium Development Goals. These were designed to eliminate extreme poverty and create a more equitable world by 2015.
Jun 14 2010
The case for climate action at Canada's G8 and G20 summits.
Jun 08 2010
Everyday, 25000 people, most of them children and women, die because of hunger and malnutrition.
Apr 08 2010
Pregnancy is the leading killer of women of reproductive age in developing countries.
Apr 08 2010
Aid plays a role in saving millions of lives. To suggest otherwise is incorrect and irresponsible
Mar 08 2010
Haiti’s reconstruction, if well managed, it really could help to build a better Haiti.
Feb 06 2010
Gender-based violence serves to perpetuate male power and control. It is sustained by a culture of silence and denial of the seriousness of the health consequences of abuse.
