Grants and Contributions

P017234001: Gaza and the West Bank continue to face severe humanitarian conditions following prolonged hostilities, widespread displacement, and extensive damage to civilian infrastructure and essential services. Health systems are under extreme strain, access to basic needs remains limited, and vulnerable populations, including displaced families, injured people, older persons, and persons with disabilities, face heightened health and protection risks.

With support from Global Affairs Canada, the Canadian Red Cross is working with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society to deliver life-saving health and humanitarian assistance in Gaza and the West Bank. Project activities include: (1) delivering emergency medical services, including ambulance services, medical evacuations, and trauma stabilisation; (2) operating hospitals, field hospitals, medical points, clinics, and mobile medical units in response to population movements; and (3) providing mental health and psychosocial support for affected communities, staff, and volunteers. The project benefits conflict-affected civilians in Gaza and the West Bank, with a focus on internally displaced persons, women and children, injured individuals, and persons with disabilities. | P017234002: Gaza and the West Bank continue to face severe humanitarian conditions following prolonged hostilities, large-scale and repeated displacement, and widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure and essential services. In Gaza, the vast majority of the population requires humanitarian assistance and faces acute shortages of health care, shelter, water, sanitation, food, and electricity. Damage to hospitals, primary health care facilities, ambulances, and critical infrastructure, combined with shortages of medical supplies, fuel, and safe water, has significantly degraded the heath system’s capacity to respond. Repeated displacement and overcrowded living conditions have heightened protection risks and exposure to communicable diseases, particularly for women, children, older persons, persons with disabilities, and injured individuals. In the West Bank, escalating violence, movement restrictions, military incursions, and settler attacks have resulted in casualties, damage to infrastructure, displacement, and restricted access to emergency medical and basic services. Access constraints and operational challenges continue to impede humanitarian actors’ ability to deliver timely and principled assistance across Gaza and the West Bank, exacerbating humanitarian needs in health, protection, shelter, relief, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sectors.

In parallel, approximately 150,000 Palestinians have evacuated from Gaza to Egypt, including many medical evacuees requiring specialised care. With limited financial means, many require continued medical treatment and social support. The PRCS Palestine Hospital in Cairo plays a key role in providing care and follow-up to these patients, complementing the broader humanitarian health response.

With Global Affairs Canada’s support, the Canadian Red Cross is working with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society and the Egyptian Red Crescent, to deliver lifesaving assistance in Gaza and the West Bank. Project activities include: (1) delivering emergency medical services, including ambulance services, medical evacuations, and trauma stabilisation; (2) operating hospitals, field hospitals, medical points, clinics, and mobile medical units, including strengthened services at the PRCS Palestine Hospital in Cairo through expanded capacity, staffing, and provision of medicines and supplies for patients evacuated from Gaza; (3) providing mental health and psychosocial support services, including for affected populations in Egypt; (4) distributing emergency relief supplies, including food, water, hygiene items, and shelter assistance; and (5) supporting regional supply chain and logistics operations, including coordination of medical evacuations and support at the Rafah border.

The University of Manitoba (UM) proposes a strategic outbound mobility initiative to foster high-impact research collaborations in the Indo-Pacific region, leveraging Canada’s leadership in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and data transformation. Through two cycles of funding, the project will support 12 graduate scholarships and 6 researchers fellowships (each valued up to $25,000), enabling UM scholars to engage with regional partners for 2 to 8 months. Research will span technological innovation, sustainable development, and next-generation agriculture, with host institutions in Japan, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Australia, and the Philippines. This initiative aligns with Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, strengthens UM’s global presence, and builds capacity among Canadian academic talent while addressing the lack of targeted outbound mobility funding for the region. ?

The project aims to advance research on the intersections of gender, climate change, and sustainable development in the Indo-Pacific through a combined scholarship and fellowship program. It will support flexible research stays for graduate students (up to 16 over two years) and faculty (up to 16) in collaboration with partner institutions in the Republic of Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Fiji, and Vanuatu. A central component is the partnership between Lakehead University’s Faculty of Natural Resources Management and Kangwon National University (KNU) in Korea, focusing on adaptive forest management, bioeconomy strategies, and climate resilience. Additional collaborations will explore gendered dimensions of climate change impacts and adaptation in Japan, the Philippines, Fiji, and Vanuatu. The initiative builds on existing institutional agreements and seeks to establish dual-degree and co-tutelle programs, while fostering interdisciplinary research on topics such as forest fire mitigation, biodiversity, sustainable food systems, and gender roles in disaster resilience.

The proposed initiative aims to improve the economic and social (re)integration and protection of women and girls who are migrating, have returned or are at risk of irregular migration and/or displacement in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. The initiative will strengthen government services, promote economic participation – including through alliances with the private sector, and build institutional capacity to address root causes of irregular migration and displacement. The project will reach 2,300 government officials, local authorities, civil society organizations and private sector actors and will directly benefit 4,000 women and girls affected by migration and displacement. 9,000 individuals affected by migration and displacement will indirectly benefit from the project.

This project aims to enhance regional maritime security across the Caribbean through a multi-component strategy. Spanning from January 2026 to March 2028, the initiative addresses growing threats such as drug trafficking, human smuggling, IUU fishing, and environmental crimes. It focuses on expanding maritime domain awareness, improving intelligence capabilities, and boosting operational readiness through international cooperation. Key activities include deploying Canada’s Dark Vessel Detection System, delivering specialized training, developing operational guidance tools, and fostering inter-regional collaboration. The project supports 15 CARICOM Member States and 7 Associate Members, promoting sustainable policy development, gender-responsive approaches, and human rights protections, while reinforcing regional resilience and security governance.

This project will reinforce the universalization and effective implementation of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) in Africa, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Project activities will include: (1) targeted outreach to promote universalization of the BTWC in Africa; (2) legal and regulatory assistance to States Parties; (3) training and capacity building to support the submission of Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs); and (4); outreach and training to support national coordination and implementation of the BTWC.

The project aims to support the capacity of Jordan’s Armed Forces (JAF) to counter threats of terrorism by improving their ability to better identify, communicate and respond to potential threats. Through improved management and analysis of large amounts of data, the JAF will be better able to produce intelligence in support of counter terrorism operations. Project activities include: (1) Provision of secure IT equipment and software. (2) Training in the use of data management systems. (3) Development of policy and practices for management, analysis and distribution of intelligence produced from data.

This project aims to further enhance the capacity of Jordan and other countries in the region to prevent, detect and respond to a range of chemical and biological threats through the provision of capacity building, training and tools. Project activities include: (1) develop and deliver training to regional partners in Jordan; (2) enhance and integrate Jordan’s laboratories into national frameworks; (3) enhance women’s inclusion in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) risk reduction efforts in Jordan; and (4) raise awareness of insider threats and importance of biological incident reporting.

The 2026 Canada-Mexico Binational Indigenous/Intercultural Roundtable is a three-day conference implemented by the University of Manitoba

This project contributes to poverty reduction by enhancing domestic resource mobilization (DRM) in developing countries. It aims to support a comprehensive technical assistance program, covering key dimension of DRM. This includes support for implementing international standards to raise revenues from multinational enterprises (MNEs), exchange information to combat illicit financial flows, and implement measures to fight financial crimes. The project also seeks to mobilizes international expertise to provide data, training, guidance and practical support across a range of issue related to digitalization. Nearly all developing countries benefit from multilateral training, while over 40 developing countries receive direct bilateral assistance in various areas. This includes taxing MNEs, exchanging information standards, implementing value-added tax on cross-border e-commerce, and participating in Tax Inspectors Without Borders missions.