Events

Navigating Uncertainty in Human Development

As part of Canada’s International Development Week, AKFC and Cooperation Canada are hosting an event centered on moving forward in uncertainty. The 2021-2022 UNDP Human Development Report will serve as the basis for an important discussion amongst policy makers and senior leaders in international development, on uncertainty and the responsibilities we all have in advancing human development.

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YCI Presents: Climate Action Summit

Join us at the Centre for Social Innovation for an exciting evening of celebrating climate action across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) with leaders from government, business and local organizations, including YCI’s own Climate Action Catalysts. For the past 8 months, these young leaders have studied human-centred design and created climate action projects

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Documentary Screening, Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times

Join Cuso International and friends, Beautiful World Canada, WUSC, the Canadian Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and Crossroads International for a documentary screening. Global Affairs Canada’s International Development Week 2023 celebrates the people of Canada working in support of international development and shines a spotlight on our important contributions around the world.The documentary is Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent

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Podcast Release: The Right to a Name and a Nationality: The Reality of Statelessness in the Dominican Republic

To many Canadians, the Dominican Republic is known for its sandy beaches, but there is a story that runs deeper than the clear water along the coast. In the Dominican Republic, a 2013 legal change stripped hundreds of thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent of their Dominican nationality, leaving them stateless. Rayjon speaks with Activist

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Empowering Women Globally: Equity beyond equality

Women, girls and gender-diverse folk across the world remain systemically disadvantaged and under-represented in positions of power, both here in Canada and around the world. In 2023, Good Neighbors Canada is actively working on multiple programs to provide education supporting gender equity, not only for women, but for whole societies, to move towards the acceptance

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Panel Discussion on the Pakistan Floods: Climate Change, Food Security, and Gender Justice

Moderated by Dr. Geetanjali Gill, Assistant Professor in Global Development Studies, University of the Fraser Valley. Three panelists: Areebah Shahid, Executive Director, Pakistan Youth Change Advocates; Isbah Hameed, doctoral candidate, ISS, Erasmus University Rotterdam; Farrah Naz, Country Director in Pakistan, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) We will be discussing climate change, food security,

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WUSC International Forum 2023 – Forum international de l’EUMC 2023

Due Care: Global Development in Times of Accelerated Change The world is running out of time to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by their target of 2030. The intersecting crises of conflict, climate change, and COVID-19 have stretched resources far too thin. Prior to the pandemic, the world was already falling behind in its

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Towards Decolonial, Anti-Racist and Feminist Public Engagement: From Research to Practise

Description:  Towards Decolonial, Anti-Racist and Feminist Public Engagement: From Research to Practise  The Ontario Council for International Cooperation (OCIC) and Inter-Council Network of Provincial and Regional Councils for International Cooperation (ICN) are pleased to offer a unique one-day in-person training to organizations, networks and institutions working in the international cooperation sector in Ontario. This training

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