We are stepping up to facilitate the government of Afghanistan's transition to a fully independent and democratically elected government that expresses the will of the people,

The goal of the agenda for action on global health is clear: to reduce the number of people, particularly children, dying unnecessarily from ill-health and disease,

The mother obviously began to cry when she was told. She had walked a number of kilometres, but the doctors said she had waited too long.

Today's announcement will address immediate needs, including the housing situation as winter approaches,

We encourage, most sincerely, that Canadians donate generously in these last few hours,

Half of this will go to the South Asia earthquake matching fund; the remaining will go to the two appeals we have now received, one from the United Nations and one from the Red Cross movement,