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Serious, urgent action must be taken to end the famine in Gaza. On August 25, 2025, on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Group of 78, our Chair Dr. Ted Jackson wrote to Mark Carney urging Canada to demand that Israel immediately unblock the huge convoy of food aid trucks that would end the man-made famine… Continue Reading G78 to Mark Carney on the Famine in Gaza: Unblock the Food Aid Convoy, Suspend All Trade with Israel, Send UN Peacekeepers into Gaza City

This year’s Group of 78 Annual Policy Conference focuses on the theme of Redefining development in the new world disorder: Harnessing AI and Innovative Finance to Reach the Sustainable Development Goals. This one-day event will take place on Friday, October 10 from 8:30 AM to 5 PM at FSS 4007 at the University of Ottawa. Attendees will take… Continue Reading Register now for 2025 Conference

On behalf of our Board of Directors, Board Secretary and former Chair Richard Harmston has paid tribute to the lives of four friends of the Group of 78 who have recently left us: Peter Meincke, Susan (Tudy) McLaine, John Stone, and John Meisel. All were outstanding Canadians who made valuable contributions to our work. They will be missed.… Continue Reading Honouring the Lives of Four Friends of the Group of 78

The Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (CNANW) announced, on July 17, that Douglas Roche, a long-time member of the Group of 78, “will receive the Canadian Leadership for Nuclear Disarmament (CLND) 2025 Distinguished Achievement Award. He has devoted himself over many decades to the vital cause of nuclear disarmament and, ultimately, the global abolition of nuclear weapons.… Continue Reading Douglas Roche, O.C. Named 2025 Winner of CLND Award for Distinguished Achievement in Nuclear Disarmament

Two of G78’s community partners (Interfaith 20 and the International Academy for Multicultural Cooperation are hosting three webinars relating to the 80th Commemorative Anniversary of Hiroshima & Nagasaki. In addition to being available on Zoom, these webinars will also be livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube. Register HERE for the August 8 webinar Register HERE for the August 9… Continue Reading IF20 & IAMC host webinars about 80th Commemorative Anniversary of Hiroshima & Nagasaki

CNANW’s Chair, Earl Turcotte, earlier this week published an opinion piece in the Hill Times calling for de-escalation of nuclear threats, total nuclear disarmament, and renewing Canada’s leadership role in the global nuclear disarmament. movement. You may read his OP-ED here.

The Group of 78 plans to engage a report writer for its annual policy conference to be held in Ottawa on October 10, 2025. The theme of the conference is on international development, and the specific title is Redefining development in the new world disorder: Harnessing AI and innovative finance to reach the Sustainable Development Goals. Further information… Continue Reading Chief Reporteur Wanted: Report Writer for Group of 78 Conference

The Group of 78 is pleased to announce that registration for the 2025 Annual Policy Conference is now open. Follow the link provided here for more information.

On July 23, 2025, the International Court of Justice issued an advisory opinion confirming that states violating international treaties and conventions as well as customary legal practices and norms on climate change are open to legal action for damage caused to the environment and to people. This opinion applies particularly to the failure to regulate greenhouse gas emissions… Continue Reading G78 Praises ICJ Opinion on States’ Obligations on Climate Change