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IDRC is a Canadian Crown corporation that works in close collaboration with researchers from the developing world in their search for the means to build healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous societies.

 Lasting Impacts — How IDRC-funded research has improved lives in the developing world

IDRC marks its 40^th anniversary with a look back at the lasting impacts of IDRC-supported research. 
This month's issue: Improving women's lives.

Colin Keating: The UN Security Council Today: Implications for Canadian Membership

In a public lecture, Colin Keating, a former New Zealand Ambassador on the Security Council and now head of a think tank in New York that is the leading commentator on the Security Council, discussed the challenges Canada faces and the risks and opportunities for elected members.

Mats Berdal: Building Peace After War — A Critical Assessment of International Peacebuilding from Cambodia to Afghanistan

International security and development expert Mats Berdal drew from his recent book "Building Peace After War" to explore the record of such interventions, from Cambodia in the early 1990s to ongoing efforts in Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Listen to the audio from this IDRC public lecture.

Vijay Kelkar: The Recent Evolution of Indian Federalism

In a public lecture, respected economist Vijay Kelkar explored the flexibility of India’s “cooperative federalism,” which he argues has provided strong national unity and economic progress while adopting innovative solutions to the contemporary challenges posed by the country’s social and economic transformation.

Philippines is new home base of telecentre.org 2010-03-02

The telecentre.org Foundation, which improves the social and economic impact of grassroots telecentres around the world, is pleased to announce that it officially opened its doors in the Philippines on March 3. The international initiative is now transferred from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), where it was housed and grown since 2005, to the telecentre.org Foundation, an independent, non-governmental organization based in Manila.

International Women's Day 2010: Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities: Progress for All
2010-03-09 8:30 (Ottawa)
On March 9, IDRC's Women's Rights and Citizenship Program is hosting an event to celebrate the International Women's Day.

The Fifty-Fourth Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
2010-03-08 16:30 (Ottawa)
IDRC is organizing three events surrounding the 54^th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women March 3, 8, and 10 in New York.