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Gender equality — and how people experience it within households, organizations, and communities — is the product of how different social systems and structures are designed, negotiated, and implemented. Influencing positive change at these levels depends on evidence that moves beyond simply identifying inequalities.

The outbreak of COVID-19 highlights the importance of a rapid response to infectious diseases in a highly interconnected world.

IDRC invests in evidence, innovations, and policies to improve health and prevent chronic diseases through healthier food systems in low- and middle-income countries—more than CA$20 million in support of over 35 projects.

More than 75 researchers and policymaker have tested the effectiveness of urban violence reduction theories, strategies, and interventions.

Millions, especially women, live with a deep sense of insecurity and experience violence in a multitude of forms each day.

The links between social exclusion and violence have been much studied. But how does the relationship play out in the domestic sphere?

A research network on telecommunications policy is playing a significant role in influencing pro-poor ICT policies in Latin America.

Building on the IDRC and Organization of American States partnership which established the Network of e-Government Leaders of Latin America and the Caribbean (RED GEALC) in 2003, the joint project Innovations in e-Government in the Americas has strengthened regional capacity to generate and share research evidence. Targeted capacity building and dissemination activities have resulted in a greater ability of both individuals and institutional actors to access research results. This in turn has improved citizen access to public services by linking policy-relevant evidence to government practice.

Women in Latin America are playing a larger role in the management of solid waste in Latin America, according to research supported by IDRC.