Ending Violence Against Women
From November 25th, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to December 10th, Human Rights Day, the United Nations' UNiTE Campaign: 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence is a time to galvanize action to end violence against women and girls. The 2025 UNiTE Campaign is focusing on one of the fastest-growing forms of abuse: digital violence against women and girls.
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Get to Know GRAN
We are a network of volunteers from across Canada, united in our advocacy for the human rights of older women in the Global South and those in their care.
We advocate for the right to health and well-being, the right to education and lifelong learning, the right to economic security and social protection, and the right to freedom from violence.
News
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World AIDS Day 2025: We can end AIDS if we choose to
“The funding crisis has exposed the fragility of the progress we fought so hard to achieve. Behind every data point in this report...
Canada Reduces its Commitment to The Global Fund
Canadian civil society organizations are concerned by the Government of Canada’s reduced pledge to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria,...
COP30 Must Deliver Justice
COP30, the International Climate Conference, is now underway in Brazil, attended by tens of thousands of world leaders, civil society, and corporate representatives....
Events
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Civil Society Perspectives on Canada’s Proposed Budget Cuts to Critical Development Assistance
Friday, December 5 10:00 a.m. ET. Join The Group of 78 for a conversation with NGO leaders to examine the government’s rationale for...
Tour of new GRAN website (Recording)
On October 29th GRANs were invited to a guided tour of our new website to familiarize themselves with its features and content. In...
Book Launch: Here Comes the Sun
Monday, November 24 -- 5:30 p.m. ET -- Join Bill McKibben, environmentalist, author, and founder of Third Act as he speaks about his...
Land
Acknowledgement
We acknowledge the ancestral territories of all First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples who have been stewards of this land from time immemorial.
We commit ourselves to the struggle against the systems of oppression and colonialism that have dispossessed Indigenous Peoples of their land and denied their rights to self-determination.
This advocacy is essential to human rights work around the world.
