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Impact Investing: A Tool for New Partnerships for Sustainable Development
At the 2017 World Bank annual meeting, an important theme was the call for new instruments and tools to mobilize private capital to fight poverty more effectively across the globe. Indeed, beyond available taxes and development assistance, it is estimated that $2.5 trillion in private financing is required annually to fully implement the Sustainable Development…
Resources | Economic Opportunities, Report, Social Finance, Volunteering for Development
|Tanzania 2016: Collaborative research on the role of youth and technology in achieving food security
Summary of the Uniterra International Seminar Research In the summer of 2016, Uniterra’s International Seminar brought together a team of youth leaders and mentors from all across Canada and Tanzania to research the critical role of agriculture in Tanzania’s economy, from the unique perspective of youth. Agriculture is in fact the largest sector of…
Resources | Economic Opportunities, International Seminar, Report, Uniterra, Volunteering for Development
|The Canadian Post-Secondary Education Community’s Response to the Refugee Crisis
On June 7, 2016, WUSC (World University Service of Canada) convened a roundtable to discuss the role of the Canadian post-secondary education community in providing support to refugees. Participants included university, college, and CEGEP presidents, professors, and students; representatives from UNHCR Canada, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), and Global Affairs Canada; Canadian non-profit organizations;…
Resources | Canada, Durable Solutions for Refugees, Education, Report, Student Refugee Program
|WUSC’s Submission to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Consultations
Over the past year, the number of people displaced around the world grew by nearly six million, with an estimated 12.4 million newly displaced people. The rate of new displacements and their increasingly protracted nature will only see this number continue to rise. We are at a pivotal moment where the actions of Canada and…
Resources | Canada, Durable Solutions for Refugees, Policy Recommendation
|WUSC’s Submission to Canada’s International Assistance Review
Around the world, young people have demonstrated their tremendous capacity to lead – in their homes, in their schools, in their communities, and in their countries. Looking toward the Sustainable Development Goals, we know that youth will be at the forefront of this effort – youth such as our dedicated Local Committee members in Canada,…
Resources | Canada, Policy Recommendation
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