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Foreign aid by triage, with human survival at stake

  • America's retreat on global humanitarian assistance has undermined every aspect of delivery, including logistics and infrastructure, and means the support will focus almost entirely
Opinion | BY ONOME AKO | February 18, 2026
Top United Nations humanitarian official Tom Fletcher, pictured, said the consequences of cuts to humanitarian assistance are 'heartbreaking,' creating a dynamic where the UN has 'been forced into a triage of human survival.' Photograph courtesy of UN/Evan Schneider

Foreign aid by triage, with human survival at stake

Opinion | BY ONOME AKO | February 18, 2026
  • America's retreat on global humanitarian assistance has undermined every aspect of delivery, including logistics and infrastructure, and means the support will focus almost entirely

Foreign aid by triage, with human survival at stake

Opinion | BY ONOME AKO | February 18, 2026
  • America's retreat on global humanitarian assistance has undermined every aspect of delivery, including logistics and infrastructure, and means the support will focus almost entirely
Top United Nations humanitarian official Tom Fletcher, pictured, said the consequences of cuts to humanitarian assistance are 'heartbreaking,' creating a dynamic where the UN has 'been forced into a triage of human survival.' Photograph courtesy of UN/Evan Schneider

Ceasefire offers hope, but without access, Gaza’s famine will deepen

  • If Canada’s promise to enforce peace is to carry meaning, it must be matched by an equal determination to enforce access—the lifeline that makes
Opinion | BY ONOME AKO | October 27, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has said Canada is willing to join a multilateral mission to enforce peace in the enclave. That same willingness must now extend to enforcing humanitarian access.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ceasefire offers hope, but without access, Gaza’s famine will deepen

Opinion | BY ONOME AKO | October 27, 2025
  • If Canada’s promise to enforce peace is to carry meaning, it must be matched by an equal determination to enforce access—the lifeline that makes

Ceasefire offers hope, but without access, Gaza’s famine will deepen

Opinion | BY ONOME AKO | October 27, 2025
  • If Canada’s promise to enforce peace is to carry meaning, it must be matched by an equal determination to enforce access—the lifeline that makes
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has said Canada is willing to join a multilateral mission to enforce peace in the enclave. That same willingness must now extend to enforcing humanitarian access.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From compassion to complacency: Canada’s dangerous retreat from global aid

  • The U.S.’s recent actions illustrate the stark consequences of blanket cuts; for just Action Against Hunger Canada’s programs, it will result in more than
Opinion | BY ONOME AKO | March 27, 2025
If compassion alone no longer motivates action, perhaps enlightened self-interest will. Unchecked global hunger and malnutrition threaten Canada's security and economic interests through increased migration pressures, instability, disease outbreaks, and weakened international partnerships, writes Onome Ako. Photograph courtesy of Waseem Lazknai/Pixabay

From compassion to complacency: Canada’s dangerous retreat from global aid

Opinion | BY ONOME AKO | March 27, 2025
  • The U.S.’s recent actions illustrate the stark consequences of blanket cuts; for just Action Against Hunger Canada’s programs, it will result in more than

From compassion to complacency: Canada’s dangerous retreat from global aid

Opinion | BY ONOME AKO | March 27, 2025
  • The U.S.’s recent actions illustrate the stark consequences of blanket cuts; for just Action Against Hunger Canada’s programs, it will result in more than
If compassion alone no longer motivates action, perhaps enlightened self-interest will. Unchecked global hunger and malnutrition threaten Canada's security and economic interests through increased migration pressures, instability, disease outbreaks, and weakened international partnerships, writes Onome Ako. Photograph courtesy of Waseem Lazknai/Pixabay

With the world’s attention on Gaza and Ukraine, another conflict rages on forgotten

  • We are failing the people of Sudan, who have displayed remarkable resilience in the face of tremendous violence.
Opinion | BY BARBARA GRANTHAM, DANNY GLENWRIGHT, LINDSAY GLASSCO, ONOME AKO | April 10, 2024
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen. The Canadian government has committed more than $165-million in humanitarian funding to Sudan and its neighbouring countries affected by the crisis, but there is still much more to be done, write the heads of four international aid organizations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

With the world’s attention on Gaza and Ukraine, another conflict rages on forgotten

Opinion | BY BARBARA GRANTHAM, DANNY GLENWRIGHT, LINDSAY GLASSCO, ONOME AKO | April 10, 2024
  • We are failing the people of Sudan, who have displayed remarkable resilience in the face of tremendous violence.

With the world’s attention on Gaza and Ukraine, another conflict rages on forgotten

Opinion | BY BARBARA GRANTHAM, DANNY GLENWRIGHT, LINDSAY GLASSCO, ONOME AKO | April 10, 2024
  • We are failing the people of Sudan, who have displayed remarkable resilience in the face of tremendous violence.
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen. The Canadian government has committed more than $165-million in humanitarian funding to Sudan and its neighbouring countries affected by the crisis, but there is still much more to be done, write the heads of four international aid organizations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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