More than half of the world’s population lack meaningful access to justice, with many unable to access support when they are driven from their land, denied basic services or intimidated by violence. IDRC is helping to address this growing justice gap by supporting research centred on the experiences of those most affected by injustices.
The digitalization of our world brings challenges and opportunities in the drive to achieve gender equality. This year, the primary focus of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) will be on innovation, technological change and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality.
The Science Granting Councils Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI) is a multi-donor Initiative funded by IDRC, the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, South Africa’s National Research Foundation, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and the German Research Foundation.
The Science Granting Councils Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI) is a multi-donor Initiative funded by IDRC, the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, South Africa’s National Research Foundation, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and the German Research Foundation.
The Science Granting Councils Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI) is a multi-donor Initiative funded by IDRC, the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, South Africa’s National Research Foundation, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, and the German Research Foundation.
Mpox (previously referred to as monkeypox) is a neglected but re-emerging zoonotic disease caused by an orthopoxvirus endemic to several Central and West African countries.
The Science Granting Councils Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI) is a multi-donor Initiative funded by IDRC, the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, South Africa’s National Research Foundation, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, and the German Research Foundation.
Civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) are a fundamental tool for women’s empowerment and for achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 on gender equality and SDG 3 on achieving universal health coverage.
The complex “4C” crises — the COVID-19 pandemic and other epidemics, conflict, climate change and the rising cost-of-living — put major strain on the health and nutrition of women and children globally and highlight major challenges in emergency preparedness, prevention and response measures.
Funded by a partnership between Global Affairs Canada and IDRC, the Global Index on Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) seeks to develop the first edition of the Global Index.
Small-scale, off-grid, low-carbon technologies are promising new mechanisms that drive agricultural value addition and deliver on development, equity and climate goals in low and middle-income countries.
The ASEAN senior officials meeting on Social Welfare and Development (SOMSWD) is mandated to improve the quality of life of people in vulnerable situations in ASEAN.
IDRC is featuring the Collaborative One Health Research Initiative on Epidemics (COHRIE) at the Africa Health Agenda International Conference 2023 in Kigali and online on March 6, 2023 at 7:00 am EST/14:00 CAT. Three African projects from COHRIE will be presented alongside the initiative’s project on knowledge mobilization.
IDRC is marking International Women’s Day on March 8 by highlighting the many ways that we and our research partners are advancing gender equality and helping to build stronger, healthier, more equitable and more prosperous families, communities and countries.
Cette recherche-action vise à établir les conditions d’une efficacité des approches d’autonomisation juridique pour améliorer l’inclusion et la participation des femmes rurales dans les actions de lutte contre les effets des changements climatiques dans le but de protéger leurs moyens de subsistance dans des contextes très conservateurs.
Jordan has provided a remarkable welcome to Syrian refugees. But a decade later, hosts and exiles alike find themselves at an impasse. How far can a country go to help its neighbours?