The city of Mississauga in Ontario Canada was agog with the display of Nigeria and Africa’s rich cultural heritage at the maiden edition of The Drum Festival, (Ayan-Agalu) with the theme “Rejigging Yoruba Cultural Heritage: As Catalyst for National and International Unity, Progress and Development on July 28, 2023. The cultural fiesta which was organized by The Drum Online Media […]
Has the UN reached its sustainable development goals? Yes and no
Katrin Eggenberger — Advisory Board Member, Pahl Peace Prize Foundation, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Culture of the Principality of Liechtenstein via World Economic Forum (WEF). The 2022 report on the status of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) highlights some problematic areas of development and, in some instances, record areas of negative growth. Efforts to address poverty and hunger […]
COP27: Canada has made ‘tremendous progress’ on emissions, says Guilbeault
Canada’s carbon dioxide emissions crept back up in 2021 after falling sharply during the first year of COVID-19, and experts believe they will go up even further this year as the return to normal has accelerated. The European Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research shows Canada’s carbon dioxide emissions grew three per cent in 2021 after falling nearly 10 per cent […]
Everything you need to know about COP27
The 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the UNFCCC will take place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. COP 27 was originally expected to take place from 8-20 November 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, COP 26 was rescheduled from November 2020 to November 2021. As a result, COP 27 will take place from 6-18 November 2022. Canada will be […]
Amnesty Int’l: Getting to know Canada’s human rights in 2021
CANADA 2021 There were concerns about government responses to the Covid-19 pandemic and inaction on the rights of Indigenous peoples, Black and racialized communities, women, refugees and migrants. Indigenous peoples’ rights In April, the CERD Committee called on Canada to investigate allegations of racist violence against the Mi’kmaw people. In June, parliament passed a law implementing the UN Declaration on […]