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Ugandans demonstrating in Kampala hold up posters of women who have been kidnapped and murdered.

New research explores how to defend rights in a hostile context

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Maggie Gorman Velez appointed as IDRC vice-president of Strategy, Regions and Policy

Four women walk in a field in Sudan.

IDRC at CSW69: Driving Progress on Gender Equality and Women's Rights

A woman cleans a solar panel on the roof of her home.

IDRC at the 2025 Sustainable Energy for All Global Forum

Fostering resilient and strong African health systems through health economics and policy

A heard of cows grazing on grass on a hilltop.

New IDRC initiative aims to strengthen food security through climate-smart livestock solutions

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Driving improved health outcomes at the Africa Health Agenda International Conference

A pair of hands prepares a vaccination syringe.

Groundbreaking IDRC-supported vaccine trial is launched for the Sudan Ebola virus

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2025 Bentley and Hopper-Bhatia research award recipients announced