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Dear friends and colleagues,
As you know, the Canadian government is expressing a weak and ambivalent position on the inclusion of sexual and reproductive health and rights, including family planning and contraception, in its G8 maternal and child health initiative. We are writing to urge each...
On June 25-26, 2010, leaders from some of the world’s most powerful countries[1] will gather in Huntsville, Canada, for their 36th annual G8 Summit. The G8 meeting will be followed by a meeting of G20 leaders[2] in Toronto, Canada (June 26-27, 2010).
Earlier this year, on January 26th, 2010, the...
VICTORIA – Prime Minister Harper just announced that he wants maternal and child health on the agenda for this year’s G8/G20 summits. “Canada can do this by taking the plan of action that was put together and given to the G8 leaders, before the 2009 G8 summit in Rome, by parliamentarians from...
Around the world in the past year, there has been unprecedented global attention on the issue of maternal mortality—as both a health issue and a human rights issue.
In many countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, complications from pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of...
This fact sheet summarizes the key components of the 2009 Human Rights Council resolution on maternal mortality, and outlines key steps that advocates, governments, and donors can take to encourage its implementation.
Fact Sheet: UN Human Rights Council Resolution on Maternal Mortality
Crises have a way of uniting NGOs in a single cause. Usually it’s a major disaster such as the 2004 tsunami that left millions homeless or a bloody civil war that kills and displaces hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians.
But our organizations are coming together this year for two reasons....
Ottawa: The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, announced today that Canada would provide an additional $80 million in humanitarian assistance for Haiti. Today's announcement brings Canada's total response to a potential $135 million and involves contributions to the...
In conjunction with the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights and the Polish Federation for Women and Family Planning, ACPD has released a paper calling for the UN Human Rights Council to take further concrete action to address maternal mortality and morbidity from a human rights perspective. The...
ACPD, in partnership with the Canadian AIDS Society (CAS), the Global Campaign in Microbicides (GCM), and the Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development (ICAD) held a reception in Parliament around the documentary “In Women’s Hands. A Film on Women, HIV and Hope” The very well attended event was...
The internationally recognized Canadian aid and social justice group KAIROS has received notice from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) that it is losing half of its total funding, and is now on the verge of bankruptcy.
“KAIROS does tremendous work and this cut is mean-spirited...
Call to Action: Maternal and Child Health at The G8 Summit -- please download the attached the complete official (Hansard) records of the entire debate and vote.
Sign Petition: Include funding for family planning and safe abortion in Canada’s G8 Maternal/Child Health Initiative
