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The International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development (5 December), more commonly referred to as International Volunteer Day (IVD), is an international observance mandated by the UN General Assembly […]
Join us as we mark 50 years of progress and challenges to advance gender equality in Canada and as we chart the path forward for the next 50 years.
The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell Lieutenant Governor of Ontario invites you to join her for an important dialogue on the afternoon of Monday, December 7, 2020 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. […]
Building on the success of Lives in the Balance: A COVID-19 Summit for the Health and Well-Being of Women, Children and Adolescents (1-2 July 2020), PMNCH, CORE Group and UHC2030 will reconvene partners across the globe for […]
The Together Project believes that back to normal is not an option and that together, Canada, alongside other global actors, can create forward solutions for a better Canada and a […]
CIC Vancouver will host a panel as a part of the Global Ambition Project on Women in the Global Economy.
This live interactive virtual forum will take place on Wednesday, December 9 betweern 1:00pm and 2:30pm ET. Panelists: Dr Priscilla Phiri, AIP Instructor, AOGM (Malawi), Dr Elias Kweyamba, EmONC trainor, AGOTA […]
Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December — the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR): a milestone document proclaiming […]
OCIC's Gender Equality Hub is hosting a Breakfast Dialogue, sharing stories of women from the Global South who have been impacted by COVID.
On 12 December 2012, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed a resolution urging countries to accelerate progress toward universal health coverage (UHC) – the idea that everyone, everywhere should have […]
The event will showcase new policy and financing commitments to nutrition from a range of stakeholders and will formally launch a Nutrition For Growth Year of Action.
Throughout human history, migration has been a courageous expression of the individual’s will to overcome adversity and to live a better life. Today, globalization, together with advances in communications and […]
Featuring GBA+ scholars. Organized by GBA+ experts external to the government. REGISTER HERE
These four events will be test runs of the deliberations that we are organizing for a microcosm of all Canadian citizens in February 2021. Extensive expert consultations throughout Fall 2020 […]
These four events will be test runs of the deliberations that we are organizing for a microcosm of all Canadian citizens in February 2021. Extensive expert consultations throughout Fall 2020 […]
Description: Maternal, neonatal and child mortality in Senegal is still high. To address the situation, the Senegal government has started the Bajenu Gox program in 2009. The Innovation for Maternal […]
These four events will be test runs of the deliberations that we are organizing for a microcosm of all Canadian citizens in February 2021. Extensive expert consultations throughout Fall 2020 […]
These four events will be test runs of the deliberations that we are organizing for a microcosm of all Canadian citizens in February 2021. Extensive expert consultations throughout Fall 2020 […]
Join us for an information session about the exciting new citizen-driven foreign policy initiative by CanWaCH, CIC and Global Canada. Foreign Policy By Canadians is a joint initiative between the […]
The Greater involvement of people with HIV/AIDS (GIPA) and The Meaningful Involvement of People living with HIV/AIDS (MIPA) is one of the most important parts of the work within the […]
ICNEngage starts the new year with a webinar reflecting on how the Canadian Foreign Aid sector has been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Join us as we discuss research findings […]
Education is a human right, a public good and a public responsibility. The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 January as International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of […]
The Series aim to improve understanding of and address the special requirements of providing sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition services in conflict settings. The Series […]
Are you interested in a career in international development but are not sure where to start? Join the CIC Young Professionals Network on January 25th to gain insights and advice […]
The Global Health Practitioner Conference (GHPC) is CORE Group’s flagship annual conference. The conference is put on by CORE Group, a leader in community health working to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths around […]
Content warning: Sexual violence | Avertissement sur le contenu : Violence sexuelle. Is your organization Digna? Worthy of the trust placed in you by Canadians, by our government and by […]
With more than half of its national COVID-19 response team composed of women, Canada has emerged as a leading country in putting women’s voices and representation at the centre of […]
Hear from four incredible Canadian women leaders who will be sharing their experiences of working and leading during the COVID-19 pandemic
In this Independent Panel Exchange, participants will discuss the wider challenges of delivering sexual and reproductive health services and rights (SRHR) during the pandemic; and focus in particular on the […]
Description détaillée: La mortalité maternelle, néonatale et infanto-juvénile est encore élevée au Sénégal. Afin de palier à la situation, le gouvernement du Sénégal a mis en place le programme des […]
What has been the work of the Canadian COVID-19 Task Forces? Join us for an interactive session with leaders of four Canadian Task Forces/Expert Groups on COVID-19. They will share […]
Join us for a virtual training session led by Barry Sampson, digital training designer and developer, that will explore how to design learning solutions using the most effective methods and […]
The Alberta Council for Global Cooperation, the University of Alberta, and MacEwan University are excited to present Global Perspectives | Local Action: The SDGs and YOUth on February 1 from 12:00PM to 2:00 […]
Join the End FGM Canada Network for a free webinar on why FGM/C is a critical issue for Canadians to understand. About this Event Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a […]
Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve altering or injuring the female genitalia for non-medical reasons and is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights, the […]
Post-Secondary students are invited to participate in Community Asset SDG Hackathons, focused on identifying groups in their on- and off-campus communities currently addressing the SDGs. These 3-hour events will help […]
This edition of International Development Week (#IDW2021) will be celebrated by the Government of Canada, Canadian civil society organizations and Canadians with an array of online events and activities from […]
International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Significant […]
We are excited to announce the re-imagined Global Health Impact Exchange (GHI-X), CanWaCH’s annual flagship event!
We are excited to announce the re-imagined Global Health Impact Exchange (GHI-X), CanWaCH’s annual flagship event!
This International Development Week, the world looks completely different than it did a year ago. So too do volunteering and partnering and how we can support one another, share our […]
Do you know the Sustainable Development Goals well enough to make it out in time? Join the Alberta Council for Global Cooperation and University of Calgary on February 9 for […]
We are excited to announce the re-imagined Global Health Impact Exchange (GHI-X), CanWaCH’s annual flagship event!
Speakers from around the world and in Canada will examine local, national and global approaches to ending hunger, the effect of climate change on food, and what is needed to build a just and sustainable post-pandemic recovery.
This year, we will celebrate the 10th Annual Top 30 Under 30, featuring 30 accomplished youth from Alberta and around the world contributing towards the Sustainable Development Goals. Join the Alberta […]
Science and gender equality are both vital for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Over the past 15 years, the global community […]
59th Session of the UN Commission for Social Development (CSOCD59): Side-Event on A Socially-Just COVID-19 Response for Youth DATE AND TIME: Thursday, February 11th from 8:30 am - 9:45 am(Eastern Standard […]
En cette Semaine du développement international, le monde est complètement différent de ce qu’il était il y a un an. Il en va de même pour le volontariat et le […]
Join us for our free virtual training series on communication for development developed for practitioners and experts seeking to enhance public demand for civil registration services. Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) […]
Our team has managed media relations for large events and trained dozens of organizations. We’re ready to share some of our secrets. About this Event For the first time ever, […]
Join us for a virtual event that focuses on “the how” of implementing family friendly policies in the age of COVID-19.
Social justice is an underlying principle for peaceful and prosperous coexistence within and among nations. We uphold the principles of social justice when we promote gender equality, or the rights […]
Results Canada is hosting an interactive, year-long webinar series that will help equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to be an active advocate for eradicating poverty worldwide. Whether […]
Join DAWN Canada on February 26 , 2021 at 9 am Eastern Standard Time for a virtual public engagement called Beyond Beijing +25: an intersectional approach to engaging civil society […]
Our team has managed media relations for large events and trained dozens of organizations. We’re ready to share some of our secrets. About this Event For the first time ever, […]
World NGO Day is an international calendar day annually observed on 27 February.
Creative, virtual data management processes are more critical than ever, as the COVID-19 pandemic has affected access, quality, and availability of global health data for CSOs and partners. In conversation […]
Equity-informed research contributes to strengthening health systems and proposing solutions to make health accessible to all. Researchers from the Innovating for Maternal and Child Health (IMCHA) initiative will share their experience on how they […]
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is an important Canadian issue which health professionals and students in Canada need to be informed about. Unofficial estimates indicate we have more than 100,000 survivors […]
Nutrition has risen significantly on the global agenda in the last decade, spurred in part by the findings from the first Lancet Series on Maternal and Child Undernutrition in 2008. The follow-on Series in […]
Join Care Canada as we listen, learn from and amplify the voices of women leaders in Canada and around the world. When women lead, change ripples on through communities and […]
On Wednesday, March 10, at 1:00 pm EST, CanWaCH will be hosting a roundtable about mental health in a global context. Moderated by our very own Julia Anderson, CEO of CanWaCH, we will bring together a group of experts to discuss global mental health.
Building on the findings and recommendations of the CanWaCH 100 days of a Pandemic report (June 2020), and held on the 1 year anniversary of the WHO declaration of the […]
This webinar will highlight implementation research findings from Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Mali, exploring the impact of lifestyle, infections, inadequate nutrition and lack of contraception on the prevention of preterm birth. […]
Our team has managed media relations for large events and trained dozens of organizations. We’re ready to share some of our secrets. About this Event For the first time ever, […]
In this session, facilitators and participants will explore specific strategies, both quantitative and qualitative, in regards to measuring gender dynamics, and women’s empowerment. Facilitators will explore femininist methodologies in practice; […]
You are cordially invited to attend a presentation with Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and its Canadian partners on the achievements of the COVID-19 Dialogue and Solutions groups over the last […]
March 20 is International Francophonie Day. Each year, several activities are organized around the world to promote the French language and its cultural expressions. In Canada, French has been part of the […]
World Water Day, held on 22 March every year since 1993, focuses on the importance of freshwater. World Water Day celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2.2 billion people […]
Welcome to the Indigenous, Local and Global Health Office’s Equity Film Series where we will engage in discussions about social and health equity issues facing the communities we work with. […]
Join us to discuss best practices and lessons learned from the Canadian movement to bring NGOs, grassroots groups and individuals together to advance gender equality from coast-to-coast-to-coast.
Before the pandemic, tuberculosis (TB) was the world’s leading infectious disease killer, despite being both preventable and curable. COVID-19 and associated health system disruptions are proving to be devastating for […]
Join grassroots activists, survivors and other members of the Global Platform for Action to End FGM/C to explore successful models of change. Featuring fireside chats and TED-style talks on youth […]
Together with its partners Women in Alternative Action (Cameroon) and Movimiento Manuela Ramos (Peru), Cuso is promoting gender equality and social inclusion to ensure that women and girls can exercise […]
Join us on March 25 for Health for Humanity, a virtual convening of international health experts championing our collective effort to provide health care and eye care for all. REGISTER NOW Thursday, […]
Description: Women and children in Nigeria continue to face high risks of illness and death. A five-year project in Bauchi State, Northern Nigeria, implemented universal home visits to pregnant women […]
Our team has managed media relations for large events and trained dozens of organizations. We’re ready to share some of our secrets. About this Event For the first time ever, […]
A growing body of research makes the links between the security of women and the security of states. In fact, the very best predictor of a state’s peacefulness is not […]
The International Trans Day of Visibility is an annual event occurring on March 31 dedicated to celebrating trans people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide.
COVID-19 has threatened to set back these hard fought gains and Canadians are responding. Now more than ever, the importance of having strong healthcare systems around the world is clear.
As part of the Canadian Collaborative for Global Health, participating projects ('Labs') worked in interdisciplinary partnerships with the objective of addressing an urgent data challenge. A key learning from this […]
This IATI ‘Virtual Community Exchange’ (VCE) is the first of two online events taking place in 2021 to bring together the global IATI community. The VCEs will be informal, interactive […]
For the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, Biphobia (IDAHOTB), Dignity Network Canada, along with our member organization BlackCAP is organizing a virtual international panel discussion with Black leaders from a number of […]
L’équipe du CIDIS est heureuse de vous inviter à sa conférence de Lancement le 21 avril prochain. À cette occasion, nous accueillerons trois experts, provenant du domaine du développement international, […]
On April 19, the Canadian government will release its first budget in two years. We’ve lined up five foreign policy experts to share their quick reactions on what the budget […]
My Body is My Own: Claiming the Right to Autonomy and Self-determination A Virtual Event with Canadian and Global Feminists and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Advocates. Please join […]
YMCA Canada and YWCA Canada are coming together to crunch the numbers and unpack the Federal Budget! Speakers to be announced soon. About this Event The last time the Federal […]
World Malaria Day, marked each year on 25 April, is an occasion to highlight the need for continued investment and sustained political commitment for malaria prevention and control. World Malaria […]
Join us for this webinar to mark World Immunization Week! The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of vaccines as one of the great scientific innovations of our time. To […]
In six 3.5 hour online sessions, we will show you how to: MASTER RBM online digital tools in the workplace in an interactive & participatory way with your stakeholders; DEVELOP a systems […]
Developed and Facilitated by Eddy Robinson (Skipping Stone Foundation) & Chris Buchner (Centre for Sexuality), Calgary Non-Binary Sexual Health: Making your practice more inclusive is an advanced workshop aimed at supporting […]
In this edition of Oxfam Live, we will discuss the impact of vaccine inequality and how the world’s richest countries have exercised a “me first” approach when it comes to COVID-19 […]
About the Event The COVID-19 crisis is reversing years of hard-won gains in women, children and adolescent health. One year on, with disrupted health systems and economies severely impacted, women […]
VAX LIVE: The Concert to Reunite the World will be pre-taped at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Airing and live streaming on Saturday, May 8, 2021 on ABC, ABC News Live, CBS, YouTube, iHeartMedia broadcast radio stations and the iHeartRadio App, VAX LIVE will start […]
LGBTIQ2S leaders in Kenya, Rwanda, and Canada discuss the importance of strength in community in the face of discrimination and oppression About this Event In recognition of the International Day […]
LGBTIQ2S leaders from East Africa and Canada discuss the importance of strength in community in the face of discrimination and oppression
Join us on May 14 to unpack menstrual inequities across Canada in advance of #MHDay2021! This is your opportunity to connect with other organizations and brainstorm ideas, share challenges and forge a way to move forward.
Periods don’t pause for pandemics! With more than 800 million people menstruating daily, advocating for and raising awareness on the importance of menstrual hygiene management is critical to addressing period […]
