Presentation

Achieving Women’s Economic Empowerment: Innovative Models to Addressing Unpaid Care Work

This CSW68 side event addresses the persistent challenges hindering the achievement of SDGs, particularly SDG5 and SDG8, with a focus on unpaid care work’s critical role in the achievement of economic empowerment, especially for women. Women shoulder disproportionate care work responsibilities, which leads to time and asset poverty limiting their economic empowerment and public leadership […]

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Cobalt Blues: A Conversation on the politics of resource extraction and education in the DRC

The Arthur V. Mauro Institute for Peace & Justice at St. Paul’s College and Canadian Jesuits International present: COBALT BLUES: A Conversation on the politics of resource extraction and education in the DRC. When: Thursday, March 21, 2024 | 10:00am – 11:15am (CST) / 11:00am – 12:15pm (EST) via Zoom and in-person at St. Paul’s

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Advancing Action on Adaptation: Implications of COP28

On February 22, join Aga Khan Foundation Canada and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) for a virtual event on advancing global action on adaptation and the implications of COP28’s adaptation-related outcomes. The event will include presentations, a panel discussion with experts, followed by a Q&A, and interactive discussion groups.

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Canadian Global Citizenship in Action: Celebrating IDW 2024

Join us to kick off International Development Week with an evening of reflection and celebration, featuring animated discussions that explore the important relationship between local action and global citizenship, and a “global citizens marketplace” showcasing diverse opportunities for Canadians to support global development. We will also celebrate the 40th anniversary of World Partnership Walk, AKFC’s

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Career Journeys: Exploring Opportunities for Youth

About the Event: Are you interested in a career in international cooperation? Join our virtual International Development Week 2024 (IDW2024) Career Panel to be taken on a career journey by young professionals who bring diverse personal experience, expertise and backgrounds to their role. The panel will explore: Panelists’ personal career paths Perspectives on the ways

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Gender Panel: Navigating Gender and Water Challenges Globally

About the Event: Recognizing the urgent need for concerted efforts in addressing the intersectionality of gender and water issues, our International Development Week 2024 panel on ‘Navigating Gender and Water Challenges Globally’ seeks to shed light on initiatives taken by organizations and experts from across the globe. The gendered impact of lack of safe and

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Global Reads – AKFC’s Book Club (November Edition)

Aga Khan Foundation Canada is pleased to invite you to join an enlightening edition of our book club series, Global Reads, on November 27. We are thrilled to have Naheed Nenshi, former mayor of Calgary, as our lead discussant, alongside the distinguished author of Innovation In Real Places – Strategies for Prosperity in an Unforgiving World, Dan Breznitz.

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