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  • Research in Action
    YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SKILL SHORTAGE JOB SEARCHING

    Strengthening the link between youth skills and jobs

    IDRC-supported research focuses on improving the work of intermediaries between youth and employers.
    Published date
    Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - 09:00
  • Research in Action
    HEALTH Gender Innovation

    Innovations are bringing better health within reach

    EHealth innovations need to be grounded in the local context and blend technical and social processes to overcome the stumbling blocks to better care for isolated populations.
    Published date
    Monday, January 29, 2018 - 15:00
  • Research in Action
    ECONOMICS Labour markets Gender

    Highlight: Youth summit in Senegal on unemployment and insecurity

    An international forum for Francophone youth was held in Dakar, Senegal in mid-October, ahead of the 15th Sommet de la Francophonie to be held November 29-30, 2014. Some 250 youth debated their own futures during the two-day event organized by Senegal’s Ministry of Youth, Employment, and Promotion of Civic Values, and the National Youth Council of Senegal (NYCS), in partnership with the Initiative prospective agricole et rurale. IDRC supported the forum.
    Published date
    Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - 14:30
  • Research in Action
    Economic and social development Gender

    "For better or for worse": Can we count on family?

    TOWARD INCLUSIVE GROWTH: Not only do the poor have lower incomes, but more importantly, these incomes tend to be highly volatile.
    Published date
    Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 00:00
  • Research in Action
    Poverty Policy Trade and investment

    Trade liberalization: Poverty’s friend or foe?

    They are the familiar images of global trade talks: streets turned into battle zones, conference centres into fortresses. Entrenched positions on both sides of the barricades have effectively stifled public debate on trade liberalization.
    Published date
    Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 00:30