One week "for a better world"

Every February, Canadians are invited to celebrate International Development Week (IDW), an initiative that highlights Canada's international development efforts. This year, the IBCR and the other organisations in the volunteer cooperation programme marked IDW with a social media campaign featuring the work done by Canadian volunteers around the world to build egalitarian environments where human rights are respected.

This year, IDW focused on the themes of gender equality, health, economic resilience, education and climate action, aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations 2030 Agenda. The SDGs call for thinking about how to build resilient, inclusive, and sustainable societies and economies that benefit all people, while protecting the planet. l