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| agency_name = International Development Research Centre<br />
| logo = File:International Development Research Centre logo.svg<br />
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| type = centre<br />
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| formed = 1970<br />
| jurisdiction = [[Government of Canada]]<br />
| headquarters = 45 O'Connor St, [[Ottawa, ON]] K1P 1A4<br />
| employees =<br />
| budget = $201.6 m [[Canadian dollar|CAD]] (2021-22)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://idrc.ca/sites/default/files/2022-10/IDRC-Annual-Report-2021-22-Eng.pdf|title=Annual Report 2021–2022 &#124; IDRC - International Development Research Centre}}</ref><br />
| minister1_name = [[Anita Anand]]<br />
| minister1_pfo = [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada)]]<br />
| chief1_name = Dorothy Nyambi<br />
| chief1_position = Chairperson<br />
| chief2_name = Julie Delahanty<br />
| chief2_position = President<br />
| parent_agency = [[Global Affairs Canada]]<br />
| website = {{official URL}}<br />
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| agency_type = [[Crown corporations of Canada|Crown corporation]]<br />
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The '''International Development Research Centre''' ('''IDRC'''; {{langx|fr|Centre de recherches pour le développement international}}, ''CRDI'') is a Canadian federal [[Crown corporations of Canada|Crown corporation]]. As part of Canada's foreign affairs and development efforts, IDRC champions and funds research and innovation within and alongside developing regions to drive global change. IDRC invests in high-quality research in developing countries, shares knowledge with researchers and policymakers for greater uptake and use, and mobilizes global alliances to build a more sustainable and inclusive world.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=About IDRC {{!}} IDRC - International Development Research Centre |url=https://www.idrc.ca/en/about-idrc |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=www.idrc.ca |language=en}}</ref><br />
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According its ''[https://idrc-crdi.ca/sites/default/files/2022-10/IDRC-Annual-Report-2021-22-Eng.pdf 2021-22 Annual Report]'', IDRC's parliamentary appropriation reflects 3% of Canada's international assistance envelope.<br />
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== Activities ==<br />
According to its '' Strategy 2030'', IDRC's work currently focuses on the following five areas, aimed at contributing to the achievement of the United Nations' [[Sustainable Development Goals]]: climate-resilient food systems; global health; education and science; democratic and inclusive governance; and sustainable inclusive economies.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://idrc-crdi.ca/sites/default/files/2024-04/AR%25202022-23%2520ENG%2520.pdf<br />
| title = Annual Report 2022-2023 | access-date = 2 May 2024}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
IDRC was established by the [[Parliament of Canada]] in 1970 under the ''Research Centre Act'',<ref>[https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/i-19/fulltext.html International Development Research Centre Act]</ref> which directs IDRC "to initiate, encourage, support and conduct research into the problems of the developing regions of the world and into the means for applying and adapting scientific, technical, and other knowledge to the economic and social advancement of those regions."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=About IDRC {{!}} IDRC - International Development Research Centre |url=https://www.idrc.ca/en/about-idrc |access-date=2021-05-03 |website=www.idrc.ca |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/PDF/I-19.pdf|website= Canada Justice Laws|title= International Development Research Centre Act|date= May 2022}}</ref><br />
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== Governance ==<br />
IDRC's head office is located in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], with regional offices located in [[Montevideo|Montevideo, Uruguay]]; [[Nairobi|Nairobi, Kenya]]; [[Dakar|Dakar, Senegal]]; [[Amman|Amman, Jordan]]; [[New Delhi|New Delhi, India]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title= IDRC at Forty |url=http://www.idrc.ca/en/documents/idrc-at-forty.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141201102732/http://www.idrc.ca/EN/Documents/idrc-at-forty.pdf |archive-date=December 1, 2014 |access-date=July 28, 2014}}</ref><br />
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IDRC is governed by a [[Board of Governors|board of governors]], whose chairperson reports to the [[Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Canada)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] through the Secretary of State for International Development.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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The board includes:<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Governance {{!}} IDRC - International Development Research Centre |url=https://www.idrc.ca/en/about-idrc/governance |access-date=2021-05-03 |website=www.idrc.ca |language=en |archive-date=March 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317092146/http://www.idrc.ca/EN/AboutUs/Governance/Pages/default.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
* Dorothy Nyambi ([[Ancaster, Ontario|Ancaster, ON]]) – Chairperson<br />
* Julie Delahanty – President<br />
* Nurjehan Mawani ([[Vancouver|Vancouver, BC]]) – Vice-chairperson<br />
* Akwasi Aidoo ([[Gastonia, North Carolina|Gastonia, NC, US]]) – Governor<br />
* Alex Awiti ([[Nairobi|Nairobi, Kenya]])<br />
* [[Purnima Mane]] ([[San Mateo, California|San Mateo, CA, US]]) – Governor<br />
* Bessma Momani (Kitchener, ON) – Governor<br />
* Gilles Rivard (Ottawa, ON) – Governor<br />
* Hilary Rose (Parc Sherwood, AB) – Governor<br />
* [[Stephen Toope]] ([[Cambridge, UK]]) – Governor<br />
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Regional directors:<ref name=":1" /><br />
* Federico Burone ([[Latin America]] and the [[Caribbean]])<br />
* Kapil Kapoor ([[Asia]])<br />
* Marie-Gloriose Ingabire ([[Central Africa|Central]] and [[West Africa]])<br />
* Kathryn Toure ([[East Africa|Eastern]] and [[Southern Africa]])<br />
* Wessam El Beih (Middle East and North Africa)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{official website}}<br />
* ''[https://www.idrc.ca/sites/default/files/sp/strategy2030.pdf Strategy 2030: a more sustainable and inclusive world]''<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100127035426/http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-58004-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html ''International Development Research Centre Act and General-Bylaw''] archived as of 2010<br />
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