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Global Health and Beyond: Resilience in Complex Environments

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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted challenges and weaknesses in preparedness and response systems at the global, regional, national, and community levels. The effects of COVID-19 are exacerbated by additional forces contributing to complex emergency environments – climate change, conflict, and an increased cost of living. Collectively, these disastrous factors are known as the 4 C’s. […]

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Cuso International and World Refugee & Migration Event

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Join us for our upcoming event in collaboration with the World Refugee & Migration Council, Migration Crisis in Latin America: Empowering Migrant and Refugee Communities. Our two organizations have spent years working with local government, the private sector and community partners to address forced displacement and the impact on citizens in Latin America. Record levels of

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Navigating Uncertainty in Human Development

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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

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

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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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