By Bruce Campbell (published November 28, 2024 at https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/cop29-was-a-missed-opportunity-in-escalating-climate-crisis/) Shared under a CC licence. Canada had some good words to say at the global climate conference—but its actions don’t back them up The COP29 Climate Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, wrapped up last weekend. COP or Conference of the Parties, brings together countries which have ratified the 1992 United… Continue Reading COP29 was a missed opportunity in escalating climate crisis

We have just received an email from our partners at the Canadian Pugwash Group, the Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention, and Project Ploughshares who recently convened an expert Roundtable on “Nuclear Disarmament in Times of Unprecedented Risk” in response to rapidly escalating nuclear threats. The convening organizations share the profound conviction… Continue Reading Support Nuclear Disarmament

Luncheon December 4, 2024, 12-2 PM at New Desi Zaiqa, or virtual 1-2 PM EDT Join us for an insightful luncheon/webinar as we discuss bias within the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) with Adam Sneyd and Ruby Dagher.  The UN SDGs were heralded as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that… Continue Reading The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Hidden Politics and How to Hold the UN Accountable

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 Webinar 2 PM ET Inequality between the world’s richest and poorest people has been growing for five decades. Whether these disparities refer to the incomes of individuals or their assets, there is mounting evidence that economic inequality is increasing, and doing so at a quickening pace. Hundreds of millions of people live precariously in… Continue Reading Webinar: The Growing Inequality Crisis & the Call for Global Tax Reform

On October 24, 2024, the International Academy for Multicultural Cooperation and the G20 Interfaith Forum hosted a webinar examining the Ukraine-Russia conflict. The session brought together experts to discuss the historical context, current challenges, and potential pathways to peace in a conflict that has deep cultural, economic, political, and religious dimensions spanning over a thousand years of shared… Continue Reading Video of Examining the Ukraine-Russia Conflict Now Available

On October 24, at 2 PM EDT join the G20 Interfaith Forum, International Academy for Multicultural Cooperation, and the Group of 78 to discuss the causes of the Ukraine/Russia conflict, diplomacy, and the possibilities for peace. You can register to attend the Zoom meeting here: https://bit.ly/ukraine-and-russia Or Join us for Facebook or YouTube Livestreams at the links below:… Continue Reading Ukraine & Russia webinar with IF20, IAMC & G78 October 24, 2024

In early September, the Group of 78 partnered up with the HRREC at the University of Ottawa for a special discussion about the Geneva Convention – 75 years later. Led by John Packer, this presentation and discussion is worth watching.

Earlier this year, Corey Levine spoke to us about the plight of Afghani women and the urgent need to help them escape the brutality of life in Afghanistan under Taliban leadership. We are sharing the link to this video. If the segment doesn’t come up right away, search for 25:30 and it will bring you to Rescuing Afghanistan’s… Continue Reading Corey Levine featured on CBC News