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[arc @Arctycax]

In the years 2024 to 2025, the USA's funding towards global humanitarian aid (funding for life-saving emergencies and the like) went from around 14 billion to merely 3.7 billion. Over those same years, the total funding fell by about thirty percent.
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Because of the USA's withdrawal of funding for international organizations, the United Nations Refugee Agency has no choice but to cut funding by over 16 percent. Not only that, but over 3,500 employees have been terminated, with more and more offices shutting down.
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Earlier this year, in Ottawa, there were plans to increase funds on Canada's national defence, with its annual spending jumping almost 12%. However, doing that comes decreases funds on other operations, a major one being international aid.
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In June 2026, a boy born with a heart condition passed away in Honduras, a country in Central America. The hospital didn't have enough resources and emergency equipment to save his life, especially after the impact of foreign aid cuts from major donors like Europe.
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In 2025, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to freeze funds for International Aid. With the biggest contributor backing out, many foreign-funded programs in lower-income countries are shutting down. It's time for Canada to step up!!
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Remember the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo? There are over 6,100 cases, with 3,000 lives lost. Due to the decrease in funding for the World Health Organization (WHO), it is getting harder to contain the rapidly growing epidemic.
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In 1970, the Canadian Prime Minister, Lester B. Pearson, dedicated much of Canada's Gross National Income to fund International Aid. In 1975, Canada hit its peak, spending 0.54% of its GNI on foreign aid. Since then, this ratio has dropped by about half.
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When many wealthy countries cut international aid funding, we risk major problems, particularly in underdeveloped countries. This includes, but isn't limited to, decreases in urgent healthcare and increases in preventable deaths.
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The ratio of the Gross National Income to the amount Canada funds for international aid is estimated to be 0.17% in 2028-2029. This will officially mark the lowest since 1964, which is over 60 years ago.
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Every dollar invested in international aid to prevent future global conflicts saves about $60 (60 times!) in repair or intervention costs, showing that giving to our world has a positive impact far greater than the amount we invested.
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Canada used to invest around $12 billion yearly in the budget for international aid to reduce poverty and help countries in need. However, Canada decided it wanted to focus on growing its economy by cutting $2.7 billion from the budget in 4 years.
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[preseason kat 🏒 @goldcaufield]

americans on threads acting like canadians are intentionally setting forest fires to ruin their day????? not everything is ABOUT YOU

[Tara | تارا 🇮🇷🇨🇦 @witchyklutz]

Hey guys

My province, Ontario, is currently on fire. The wildfires are mostly around the Northwestern areas, where many indigenous communities, such as the Namaygoosisagagun First Nations, having their homes burnt to a crisp. The entire province is covered in smoke -

[arc @Arctycax]

Amid the Ebola outbreak in Congo, health workers at two general hospitals treating Ebola patients (Bunia General Hospital on Wednesday is the latest) have gone on strike, claiming they haven't been paid for a few months, despite working under difficult conditions.
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The Democratic Republic of Congo currently has the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak in all of history! On the east side of the country, the virus has reached over 2,000 cases, with most coming from "unknown chains of transmission," according to a WHO official.
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A few days ago, a patient in the UK was suspected of having some form of the Ebola virus. They were tested at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, UK. Results came back as negative.
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Just a few hours earlier, news came out that a doctor in France had recovered from Ebola after catching the virus on a flight back from the Democratic Republic of Congo. They became the first victim in France to be diagnosed.
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Developing vaccines is a surprisingly long and hard process. It begins with understanding the virus and creating vaccine "candidates." Then, the "candidates" are tested for effectiveness and safety, with changes being made for improvement. Finally, they're produced.
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Viruses for the Ebola outbreak are very limited. The kinds available are only able to protect people from a few different types of the virus. Without more vaccines, it has the potential to become a larger pandemic.
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