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Learn the latest details about IDRC’s programs and activities and those of the researchers we fund.

Open AIR leads the way on regulation for innovation in lower-income countries

Drawn image of person overwhelmed by screens.

IDRC at RightsCon 2023: supporting research to help champion human rights online around the world

Head and shoulders photo of Faysal El Kak.

IDRC grantee Faysal El Kak appointed to WHO group of experts

Ugandan women farmers sit in a meeting with researchers.

Researching the impacts of the Ukraine war to inform food security policies in Africa

Head and shoulders photo of José Belizán.

Longtime IDRC grantee wins 2023 John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award

A woman in Bangladesh stands waist-deep in water. A metal fence is partially submerged behind her.

Climate-related loss and damage: IDRC launches new project in vulnerable countries

Faces at an online meeting

Amplifying underrepresented voices in global discussions to advance digital freedom

A woman wearing a protective mask writes on a sheet of paper as another woman, also masked, sits on the step of a wooden home in Quiché, Guatemala.

IDRC supports five partnerships to address priorities in COVID-19 recovery

Children wearing jackets sit at tables outdoors while a woman serves porridge at a kindergarten in Vietnam.

Our funding with Visa Foundation aims to transform Asia’s care economy