“On behalf of the more than 44,000 people who have signed my petition calling on the Canadian government to help the Rohingya, I applaud the Canadian government for taking a major step to help the more than 600,000 Rohingya refugees who have fled to Bangladesh,” said Fareed Khan. More needs to done, including: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unequivocally condemning the atrocities … Read more
The Humanitarian Coalition unveiled a national campaign in the lead up to World Refugee Day, June 20, to raise awareness and funds for the 60 million people displaced around the world. Supported by International Development and La Francophonie Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Arif … Read more
The Humanitarian Coalition welcomed the Government of Canada’s recent creation of a matching fund in response to the conflict in Syria, and commitment to provide greater government investment in humanitarian assistance to Syria as well as neighbouring countries on the front lines of the crisis. The Humanitarian Coalition has launched a national joint appeal to help … Read more
The Humanitarian Coalition launched a national joint appeal to raise funds for public health and disease prevention efforts in West Africa. This latest outbreak of the Ebola virus has so far infected more than five thousand people, with confirmed cases resulting in more than 2,500 deaths. Centred in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea, the outbreak is rapidly … Read more
The Humanitarian Coalition and its member agencies are marking the one-month anniversary of Typhoon Haiyan's destructive passage over the Philippines by paying tribute to the survivors, many of whom became first responders as families and neighbours were in need of immediate help. To date, the Humanitarian Coalition and its member agencies have raised more than $5 … Read more
The Humanitarian Coalition and its member agencies are pleased to announce that it has raised a total of $2 million for relief efforts in the Philippines. With more than 10 million people and several remote communities directly affected by Typhoon Haiyan, the need for emergency assistance continues to grow. Since the coalition's member agencies have been … Read more
The Humanitarian Coalition and its member agencies are launching a national joint appeal to raise funds to assist the 6.8 million Syrian civilians affected by the ongoing conflict in their country. Almost five million civilians have been forced to leave their home and many have had to move repeatedly from one location to another inside … Read more
The Humanitarian Coalition, made up of five leading Canadian aid agencies, launched a joint appeal to help the people of the Sahel region of West Africa survive drought and food shortages. The group said more than 18 million people are at risk of severe hunger. The coalition urged Canadians to support the relief effort so … Read more
Humanitarian Coalition executive director Nicolas Moyer is currently in Burkina Faso, and will be traveling to Niger to survey the impact of the looming food crisis in the Sahel region of West Africa. While in Niger, Nicolas will visit member agencies of the Humanitarian Coalition to witness how each is responding to the crisis and … Read more
The Humanitarian Coalition is comprised of CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Québec, Plan Canada and Save the Children Canada, all of which are responding to the current Drought Crisis in East Africa. Plan Canada’s CEO Rosemary McCarney and Save the Children Canada’s CEO Patricia Erb are currently on the ground in East Africa and are available … Read more
