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Ending global poverty begins with women's rights.
#TheFutureIsEqual
Oxfam mourns our partner colleague Tasneem (27), killed with her 2 young children in an Israeli airstrike in
#Gaza
. Partner clinics providing life-saving care have also been destroyed. Aid workers must never be targets.
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This morning on Parliament Hill, Oxfam Canada & allies held a press conference calling on the federal government to end its complicity in Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people.
www.oxfam.ca/news/oxfam-c...
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“Not In My Name”: Oxfam Canada Rallies Prominent Canadians to Demand - Oxf
Ottawa, ON – September 23, 2025 – Oxfam Canada will lead a press conference on Parliament Hill at 8:30 AM ET today, calling on the federal government to end its complicity in Israel’s genocide of th
https://www.oxfam.ca/news/oxfam-canada-rallies-prominent-canadians-to-demand-ottawa-end-complicity-in-genocide-against-palestinians/
4 days ago
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Join us for a powerful evening of solidarity and support for
#Palestine
, featuring: 🎤A conversation between George Stroumboulopoulos C.M. FRCGS & Bushra Khalidi 🎼Musical performance by Jenn Grant 🔗Tickets here:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/lets-talk-...
9 days ago
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‼️Over 70 prominent Canadians say “Not In My Name” in Oxfam Canada’s latest campaign to demand that the Canadian government end its complicity in Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people. Read our press release:
www.oxfam.ca/news/not-in-...
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notinmyname.oxfam.ca
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Not In My Name: Canada—Stop Arming Israel
Add your voice. Demand Canada halt arms exports, ensure aid to Gaza, and uphold international law. Sign the petition and rush aid today.
https://notinmyname.oxfam.ca
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#NOTINMYNAME
WE DO NOT SUPPORT CANADA’S COMPLICITY IN ISRAEL’S GENOCIDE. WE DO NOT SUPPORT THE STARVATION, DISPLACEMENT, AND KILLING OF PALESTINIANS🇵🇸. AND WE DEMAND ACTION NOW! Add your name to the petition here 👇
notinmyname.oxfam.ca
#NotInMyName
#CeaseFireNOW
#FreePalestine
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"While the challenges in front of us are incredible, with the necessary energy and ambition there is plenty of positive change to be advanced."
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Oxfam Canada highlights top priorities as Parliament begins Fall sitting -
As MPs and Senators return to Ottawa to begin the Fall sitting of Parliament, Oxfam Canada recognizes the complex challenges the federal government faces. These include geopolitical and trade tensions
https://www.oxfam.ca/news/oxfam-canada-highlights-top-priorities-as-parliament-begins-fall-sitting/
12 days ago
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🚨BREAKING: 1 million people being forced towards unliveable, so called “humanitarian area” in mass forced displacement.
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Oxfam: Palestinians pushed into deeper crisis with Israeli displacement -
1 million people being forced towards unliveable, so called “humanitarian area” in mass forced displacement. Israel’s intent to displace around 1 million civilians, half of whom are living in famine
https://www.oxfam.ca/news/oxfam-palestinians-pushed-into-deeper-crisis-with-israeli-displacement-order-on-entire-gaza-city/
18 days ago
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🚨REACTION: Famine is confirmed in Gaza Governorate and projected to spread to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of September,
@theipcinfo.bsky.social
warns.
www.oxfam.ca/news/oxfam-r...
about 1 month ago
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❤️‍🩹On this
#WorldHumanitarianDay
, we honor humanitarian workers around the globe, those who are compelled to run towards disaster to provide life-saving assistance to communities facing unimaginable crises. đź”— Read about some of our brave humanitarian colleagues:
www.oxfam.ca/story/world-...
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Oxfam & over 100 other organizations call for an end to Israel’s weaponization of aid. Since March, millions in lifesaving food & medicine have been blocked from Gaza.
www.oxfam.ca/news/gaza-is...
about 1 month ago
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🚨REACTION: Israel’s plan to take control of Gaza City, forcibly displacing over 1M people would be utterly catastrophic, warns Oxfam.
www.oxfam.ca/news/oxfam-r...
#Gaza
#Palestine
#Genocide
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Oxfam reaction to Israel's decision to take control of Gaza City -
Reacting to today's announcement of the Israeli cabinet's decision to take direct military control of Gaza City, Bushra Khalidi, Oxfam's Policy Lead in the Occupied Palestinian
https://www.oxfam.ca/news/oxfam-reaction-to-israels-decision-to-take-control-of-gaza-city/
about 2 months ago
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Oxfam Canada and Oxfam-Québec are dismayed by Canada’s inaction in the face of the deliberate starvation of the Gaza Strip. 
www.oxfam.ca/news/gaza-ca...
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Gaza: Canada, it is high time to act now - Oxfam Canada
Oxfam-Québec and Oxfam Canada are dismayed by Canada's inaction in the face of the deliberate starvation of the Gaza Strip.   “Tweets don't feed anyone, and statements won't open a
https://www.oxfam.ca/news/gaza-canada-it-is-high-time-to-act-now/
2 months ago
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🚨BREAKING: Six months into renewed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the
#Congo
, cholera is killing more than four people every day, Oxfam warns.
www.oxfam.ca/news/six-mon...
2 months ago
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🚨BREAKING: Disease is ripping through Gaza as Israel continues to deliberately block aid. Oxfam reports a nearly 150% surge in preventable water-borne illnesses over the past three months.
www.oxfam.ca/news/disease...
#LetAidIn
#CeasefireNow
2 months ago
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🚨 Oxfam and over 100+ humanitarian organizations, incl.
@savethechildren.org
,
@amnesty.org
@msfincanada.bsky.social
&
@careintuk.bsky.social
, sound the alarm: let aid into
#Gaza
.
www.oxfam.ca/news/more-th...
2 months ago
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Oxfam and over 170 organizations demand an immediate end to Israel's deadly distribution scheme, a return to UN-led coordination, and the lifting of the brutal blockade on
#Gaza
.
www.oxfam.ca/news/gaza-st...
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GAZA: Starvation or Gunfire - This is Not a Humanitarian Response - Oxfam
Oxfam, alongside over 170 NGOs, calls for immediate action to end the deadly Israeli distribution scheme (including the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation) in Gaza, revert to the existing UN-led
https://www.oxfam.ca/news/gaza-starvation-or-gunfire-this-is-not-a-humanitarian-response/
3 months ago
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PRESS RELEASE: 8 out of 10 people support taxing oil and gas corporations to pay for climate damages, global survey by
@greenpeace.org
and
@oxfaminternational.bsky.social
finds. Study launched today as governments meet for
#JuneClimateMeetings
#SB62
.
www.oxfam.ca/news/global-...
3 months ago
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🚨 REACTIVE: "Oxfam is deeply concerned by the outcomes of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis. At a time when urgent global crises demand bold and united action, the summit fell short of delivering the leadership the world needs."
www.oxfam.ca/news/oxfam-r...
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Oxfam Reaction to the 2025 G7 Summit - Oxfam Canada
Oxfam is deeply concerned by the outcomes of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis. At a time when urgent global crises demand bold and united action, the summit fell short of delivering the leadership the
https://www.oxfam.ca/news/oxfam-reaction-to-the-2025-g7-summit/
3 months ago
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As world leaders arrive for the
#G7Summit
in Kananaskis, Alberta, Oxfam is here to sound the alarm on the biggest aid cut in G7 history, a 28% drop that risks lives and undermines global stability. Â
www.oxfam.ca/news/biggest...
3 months ago
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Women 7 (W7) Urge Action on Rights, Climate, and Gender Justice Ahead of G7 Summit in Kananaskis
www.oxfam.ca/news/women-7...
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Women 7 (W7) Urge Action on Rights, Climate, and Gender Justice Ahead of G7
Ottawa, ON – Just days ahead of the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, the Women 7 (W7), the official G7 engagement group representing feminist civil society worldwide, has issued an urg
https://www.oxfam.ca/news/women-7-w7-urge-action-on-rights-climate-and-gender-justice-ahead-of-g7-summit-in-kananaskis/
4 months ago
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📽️ WATCH: This map visualizes
#Gaza’s
systematic erasure. Since breaking the ceasefire, Israel issued nearly one displacement order every two days, strangling people into isolated areas covering less than 20 percent of the Gaza Strip.
www.oxfam.ca/news/600-day...
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4 months ago
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Oxfam reaction to announcement that Israel will allow a limited amount of aid into Gaza.
www.oxfam.ca/news/oxfam-r...
4 months ago
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REACTION: Oxfam responds to today’s 2025 Global Report on Food Crises, which reveals that 195 million people are facing acute hunger — double the number in 2020.
www.oxfam.ca/news/reactio...
4 months ago
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Congratulations to Prime Minister Mark Carney and the newly appointed Cabinet. Oxfam Canada looks forward to collaborating on advancing gender justice, climate action, and equitable development.
5 months ago
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REACTION: Silence in the face of this manmade starvation is complicity.
www.oxfam.ca/news/oxfam-r...
5 months ago
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🚨GLOBAL JOINT STATEMENT: 55 International NGO’s demand urgent action from the international community against new Israeli registration rules for International Non-Governmental Organizations.
www.oxfam.ca/news/israels...
5 months ago
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PRESS RELEASE: Global CEO pay increased by 50% since 2019, 56 times more than worker wages.
www.oxfam.ca/news/global-...
#InternationalWorkersDay
5 months ago
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Today, the W7 Organizing Committee formally delivered its 2025 Communique ahead of the
#G7
Summit. The W7 urges Gender-Just Economic Action and Global Accountability in five priority areas:
#ClimateCrisis
,
#AI
,
#Democracy
,
#EconomicResilience
, and
#GenderEquality
.
www.women7.org
5 months ago
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Congratulations to PM Mark Carney and the new government. We support the commitment to a strengthened role for Canada on the world stage and call for a forward-looking foreign policy.
#Election2025
#Canpoli
cooperation.ca/cooperation-...
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Cooperation Canada and Canadian Humanitarian and International Development Organizations Welcome Prime Minister Carney and Incoming Government Cooperation Canada and Canadian Humanitarian and Internat...
Cooperation Canada and Canadian Humanitarian and International Development Organizations Welcome Prime Minister Carney and Incoming Government
https://cooperation.ca/cooperation-canada-and-canadian-humanitarian-and-international-development-organizations-congratulate-prime-minister-carney-and-incoming-government/
5 months ago
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Oxfam Canada looks forward to working with the newly elected Government of Canada and all Members of Parliament who will serve in the 45th Parliament to build a more just, equal, and sustainable world.
www.oxfam.ca/news/stateme...
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Election of the 45th Parliament - Oxfam Canada
Oxfam Canada congratulates the newly elected Government of Canada and all Members of Parliament who will serve in the 45th Parliament. We commend the millions of Canadians who participated in the
https://www.oxfam.ca/news/statement-on-the-election-of-the-45th-parliament/
5 months ago
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Twelve years after the
#RanaPlaza
collapse, Canadian fashion brands still fall short on transparency and living wages for their workers. We take a closer look at 5 Canadian brands to see what progress they’ve made, and where they’re still falling behind, since the launch of
#WhatSheMakes
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Four Years of Action: How Far Have Canadian Brands Come? - Oxfam Canada
Twelve years ago, the world watched in horror as the Rana Plaza collapsed in Bangladesh. In just minutes, over 1,100 garment workers, most of them young women, were killed and more than 2500 were
https://www.oxfam.ca/story/four-years-of-action-how-far-have-canadian-brands-come/
5 months ago
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🚨PRESS RELEASE: Oxfam staff describe
#Gaza
as “the stuff of nightmares” as Israel’s mass forced displacements cause carnage and despair.
www.oxfam.ca/news/aid-wor...
5 months ago
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🔴 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Are you interested in non-profit governance? Would you like to contribute to an organization whose mission is to end poverty and injustice? ✍ Apply to become a member of Oxfam Canada’s Board of Directors! 📆 Deadline: May 11, 2025 📄 Full details:
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5 months ago
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“Let us do our jobs” — Major aid groups in Gaza warn aid system is collapsing
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“Let us do our jobs” — Major aid groups in Gaza warn aid system is - Oxfam
After 18 months of war, a staggering toll on civilians and aid workers, and now a six-week total siege, the humanitarian aid system in Gaza is facing total collapse with the CEOs of 12 major aid
https://www.oxfam.ca/news/let-us-do-our-jobs-major-aid-groups-in-gaza-warn-aid-system-is-collapsing/
5 months ago
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MEDIA REACTION to
@oecd-ocde.bsky.social
preliminary data on aid spending in 2024. "Even before this year’s devastating cuts to aid, rich countries had already begun to renege on their moral obligations to the world’s most vulnerable communities."
www.oxfam.ca/news/oxfam-r...
5 months ago
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📢PRESS RELEASE: Two years on,
#Sudan’s
brutal conflict has triggered the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Upcoming rains and aid cuts threaten to hinder humanitarian efforts and push millions to famine.
www.oxfam.ca/news/sudan-t...
5 months ago
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🚨 BREAKING: the UN has just reported that only women and children made up the list of casualties of 36 of the strikes since March 18. HOW is this not in the headlines??? Please share this post as wide as you can, and join us as we continue to call for a permanent
#CeasefireNOW
6 months ago
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🚨BREAKING: Weekend heavy rains that struck Mandalay and Sagaing, the epicentre of the
#Myanmar's
quake, escalate devastation. The lack of sanitation and clean water is now increasing the risk of waterborne diseases.
www.oxfam.ca/news/myanmar...
6 months ago
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🇨🇦Canada’s $10-a-Day Child Care plan saves families up to $16,200 per child annually, yet some provinces hesitate to sign agreements to expand the program. 📰 Read how this program is shaping Canada’s economy and how you can guard child care.
#cdnpoli
#$10adaychildcare
www.oxfam.ca/story/10-dol...
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$10 a Day Child Care: Will Provinces Embrace This Made-in-Canada Solution -
Just four years ago, high child care fees were a massive barrier for families, keeping children out of early learning programs and preventing many women from entering or staying in the workforce. The
https://www.oxfam.ca/story/10-dollar-a-day-childcare-provincial-embrace
6 months ago
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🇨🇦📢As we approach a pivotal moment in shaping the future of our country, we’re excited to launch Oxfam Canada’s Federal Election Guide. 📰 Interested in the guide? Type “GUIDE” in the comments section 👇, or send us a DM!
#YourVoteYourChoice
#canadaelections2025
#electionscanada
#ElectionGuide
#vote
6 months ago
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🚨PRESS RELEASE: As Canada gears up to host this year's
#G7
, the W7 demands unwavering commitment to human rights and bold leadership on gender equality.
www.oxfam.ca/news/w7-call...
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W7 CALLS ON G7 LEADERS TO UPHOLD RIGHTS AND EQUALITY AMIDST MULTIPLE CRISES
OTTAWA, ON, March 31, 2025 - As Canada gears up to host this year's Group of 7 (G7) Summit in June, the Women 7 (W7) demands unwavering commitment to human rights and bold leadership on gender e
https://www.oxfam.ca/news/w7-calls-on-g7-leaders-to-uphold-rights-and-equality-amidst-multiple-crises/
6 months ago
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🚨PRESS RELEASE:
#Yemen
faces economic freefall and devastating aid crisis after a decade of conflict.
www.oxfam.ca/news/yemen-f...
6 months ago
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🚨 PRESS RELEASE: Humanitarian operations in Gaza severely hampered; famine risks increasing. Oxfam and partners’ operations have been severely hampered as Israel's renewed military assault and ground offensive on Gaza continues into its 7th day.
www.oxfam.ca/news/oxfam-h...
6 months ago
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🚨PRESS RELEASE: Hunger skyrocketed by nearly 80 percent in Eastern and Southern Africa over the past five years amidst a worsening water crisis.
www.oxfam.ca/news/hunger-...
6 months ago
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PRESS RELEASE: Cholera and Mpox cases increasing dangerously in DRC as aid cuts push health systems to near-collapse. "The international community needs to understand that the systems are rapidly collapsing in DRC," said Oxfam DRC Country Director, Manenji Mangundu.
www.oxfam.ca/news/cholera...
6 months ago
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reposted by
Oxfam Canada
Stephen Thomas
6 months ago
NEW POLL: Majority of Canadians support climate action and renewable energy ahead of federal election ⚡ 🤝67% agree
#climateaction
should be high priority for
#cdnpoli
⚡65% agree Canada should invest in
#renewables
, not fossil fuels See our release here:
davidsuzuki.org/press/majori...
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Majority of Canadians support climate action and renewable energy ahead of federal election
Majority of Canadians agree the next Canadian government should make climate action and protecting nature a high priority, according to new polling data.
https://davidsuzuki.org/press/majority-canadians-support-climate-action-renewable-energy-ahead-federal-election/
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🚨🚨 The people of Gaza do not deserve to be sent into war and mourning all over again but this is the reality because the international community refuses to hold Israel accountable. 📰Read our full reaction 👇
www.oxfam.ca/news/oxfam-r...
6 months ago
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🚨 PRESS RELEASE: Oxfam calls on
#G7
countries to reaffirm their commitment to international aid.
www.oxfam.ca/news/oxfam-c...
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Oxfam calls on G7 countries to maintain their commitment to international -
Ottawa, March 12, 2025 - As the G7 Foreign Ministers meet in the Charlevoix region under Canada's presidency, Oxfam is urging them to reaffirm their commitment to international aid.  In 2021, G
https://www.oxfam.ca/news/oxfam-calls-on-g7-countries-to-maintain-their-commitment-to-international-aid/
7 months ago
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Federal funding for $10 a Day Child Care plan extended to 2031 in eleven provinces and territories.
www.oxfam.ca/news/extensi...
7 months ago
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We are pleased to see Canada’s first global Africa Strategy 🌍 and its investments in aid, peace, and the economy. Global partnerships are more important than ever before.
www.canada.ca/en/global-af...
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Canada launches its first global Africa Strategy: A partnership for shared prosperity and security
Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs; the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development; and the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Mi...
https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2025/03/canada-launches-its-first-global-africa-strategy-a-partnership-for-shared-prosperity-and-security.html
7 months ago
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