Canada celebrates the 30th Anniversary of International Development Week in 2020.
International Development Week is an annual initiative held during the first week of February since 1991 to engage Canadians on global issues. Canadians can reflect on our contributions to poverty reduction and international humanitarian assistance.
The theme for 2020 is "Go for the Goals" referring to the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The theme illustrates the idea of moving forward in a collaborative and positive way toward a better world.
The Sustainable Development Goals supersede the Millennium Development Goals in 2016. "The seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are our shared vision of humanity and a social contract between the world's leaders and the people" UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted unanimously by 193 Heads of State and other top leaders at a summit at the UN Headquarters in New York.
The 17 goals and 169 targets look at wiping out poverty, fighting inequality, and tackling climate change over the next 15 years.
Visit our display in the Library featuring books that highlight international development and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Books in the display may be borrowed from the Library.
PEI Events International Development Week, Feb. 2–8, 2020
Come and join the Atlantic Council for International Cooperation and its members and friends, in five one-day and three week-long events being held to commemorate the 30th anniversary of International Development Week (February 2-8). All events are free and open to the community; coffee and snacks will be served. Please RSVP (selvi@acic-caci.org) to make necessary arrangements. Use @AtlanticCouncilforInternationalCooperation, #IDWAtlantic and #IDW2020 to support and promote your contributions to the success of International Development Week 2020.
Begin the week with Poetry recital, music, and songs by PEI’s Poet Laureate Julie Pellisier-Lush on Sunday, 2 February at 2:00 pm in the Confederation Centre Public Library.
Join hands with experts at a Panel Discussion on Together Towards Gender Equality: Working Locally and Globally on Tuesday, 4 February at 4:00 pm, in the Atlantic Veterinary College Atrium (AVC 285), University of Prince Edward Island.
Speakers include Jane Ledwell, Executive Director, Advisory Council on the Status of Women; Elder Dr. Judy Clark, Elder-in-Residence in University of PEI, Dr. Jennifer Taylor, Professor, Department of Applied Human Sciences, UPEI; Dr. Jean Mitchell, Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, UPEI; Dr. Janis MacLellan-Peters, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing, UPEI; and Karla Bernard, MLA for Charlottetown-Victoria Park with (Co-Chairs) Dr. Susan Hartley, Global Peace Advocate and Ann Wheatley from the Cooper Institute.
Find out more on how and why equity is related to climate change at a Workshop on Promoting Gender Justice and Climate Change facilitated by Jillian Kilfoil, Executive Director, Women’s Network PEI, on Wednesday, 5 February at 5:00 pm in the Home Science Building 104 (HSB 104), University of Prince Edward Island.
Come to a screening of Hands-On: Women, Climate, Justice followed by a discussion with members of Cinema Politica and Environmental Studies Society of UPEI on Thursday, 6 February, at 7:00 pm in the KC Irving Chemistry Centre, Lecture Theatre 104 (ICC 104), University of Prince Edward Island.
Celebrate PEI’s work locally and globally to promote gender equality and sustainable development goals and listen to presentations by ACIC members and friends on Friday, 7 February at 6:00 pm in Timothy’s World Café. Presenters include representatives from the Cooper Institute, The International Sustainable Community Assistance (ISCA) Association, Latin American Mission Program (LAMP), Mikinduri Children of Hope (MCOH), World University Service of Canada (WUSC), Engineers Without Borders UPEI Chapter, Rotary Peace Fellowship, and University of Prince Edward Island.
Also, check out the following week-long events:
Poster display focused on the work of ACIC partners promoting Gender Equality and Sustainable Development Goals in the Timothy’s World Café, Charlottetown.
Partners include the Atlantic Council for International Cooperation, Timothy’s World Café, Campbell Webster Foundation (CWF), The Cooper Institute, Rotary Peace Fellowship, Farmers Helping Farmers (FHF), International Sustainable Community Assistance (ISCA), Latin American Mission Program (LAMP), Mikinduri Children of Hope (MCOH), and World University Service of Canada (WUSC).
Book displays focused on Promoting Gender Equality and Sustainable Development Goals in the Robertson Library, University of Prince Edward Island, and the Confederation Centre Public Library.