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Head of UN relief praises Canada, calls for accountability in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan
Fletcher said 19 million people face acute hunger in Sudan and praised a $6 million Canadian renewal for global emergency coordination.
- On Tuesday, United Nations humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher visited Ottawa, where Randeep Sarai, Canada's secretary of state for international development, announced $6 million in renewed funding to coordinate global emergency responses.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has shifted foreign aid strategy, prioritizing private-sector investments and dropping the "feminist" label from its policy, a change Co-operation Canada has criticized as deprioritizing the world's most vulnerable.
- Fletcher highlighted dire global crises, including roughly 19 million people facing acute hunger in Sudan, and warned that "a thousand dead humanitarians in three years" underscores risks in Gaza and Ukraine.
- Addressing pressure campaigns, Fletcher stated humanitarian organizations are told to "reduce your criticism" or "spend less time talking about international law" for access, urging member states to hold themselves accountable.
- Canada will chair a donor support group Next July to consult on United Nations humanitarian funding, with Fletcher praising the country's sustained advocacy as critical in an underfunded era.
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Head of UN relief praises Canada, calls for accountability in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan
OTTAWA - The United Nations' global head of humanitarian issues is praising Canada for helping the world's most vulnerable even as he calls for accountability for the wars driving suffering worldwide.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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