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Bill C-226: a victory for environmental justice advocacy

Bill C-226 creates new Canadian law that promises the creation of a strategy and mechanisms to address environmental racism is in keeping with Catholic Social Teaching and could strengthen our advocacy for environmental justice in and beyond Canada.

Gaza Pilgrimage: a day of mourning and hope

In a moving display of solidarity, some 200 Christians from various Canadian churches gathered in prayer and reflection in Ottawa for the culmination of the Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage movement.

Sudan crisis: joint statement calls for more funding and access

With displacement, disease and hunger now widespread in Sudan after a year of war, civil society organizations, including Development and Peace ― Caritas Canada, have issued a joint statement calling for increased funding, humanitarian access and efforts for peace.

A Palestinian man reacts at the hospital after two of his relatives were killed by an Israeli shell in Gaza January 4, 2009. Israeli troops and tanks split the Gaza Strip and ringed its main city on Sunday in an offensive against Hamas militants but civilians trapped in the Palestinian enclave suffered more bloodshed. At least 34 Palestinians, most of them civilians, were killed on Sunday as Israeli shells slammed into houses and Gaza's main shopping district, medical sources said. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA)

Gaza: six months of suffering and slaughter

Will the international community finally go beyond statements and resolutions to actually make Israel stop the brutal bloodletting it has been visiting on Gaza for 183 days?

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Gaza crisis: joint statement by Caritas agencies of Australia, Canada and New Zealand

With Israel remaining intransigent about invading Rafah despite the entreaties of the prime ministers of Australia, Canada and New Zealand, the Caritas agencies of these three countries urge their governments to do more to secure peace in Gaza.

The Concertation pour Haïti denounces the serious threat posed by a Canadian mining company to life, water and the environment in Haiti

Warning that a Canadian mine could lead to the depletion and poisoning of two rivers in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, a coalition of civil society organizations reiterates the longstanding demand for strong due diligence laws in Canada.

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Gaza: ceasefire, arms embargo and beyond

With the International Court of Justice ruling changing little of the situation in Gaza and Canada’s apparent indifference to it, Development and Peace ― Caritas Canada and other civil society organizations are stepping up their advocacy.

Guapinol: continuing to Stand for the Land

The people of Guapinol and the San Pedro sector still need our support in their ongoing struggle to get the Honduran government to protect their rivers, lands and leaders from the threats posed by a mining project they do not want.

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Civil society coalition urges prime minister to boost international aid

In the leadup to Budget 2024, Development and Peace ― Caritas Canada and 100+ organizations have written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking for Canada’s international aid contributions to be increased in line with its aspirations to global progressive leadership.

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