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 on emergency response.
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 any peace durable and real.
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 five million children in conflict zones losing access to crucial nutrition services.
We are failing the people of Sudan, who have displayed remarkable resilience in the face of tremendous violence.