Vision

The UK will reinvigorate progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which aim to reduce poverty and tackle climate change and other root causes of global crises, making the world safer, healthier and more prosperous by 2030. This is the right thing to do and in all our interests.

 Mission

The UK supports our partners to lead their own sustainable development and accelerate progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Our long-term partnerships are mutually respectful, beneficial, and accountable and draw on the full range of UK strengths and expertise to tackle shared global problems. We work to support sustainable growth and poverty reduction, including mitigating climate change, reforming the global financial system, and empowering women and girls.

AI4GH-AI4D project

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is the governmental body of the United Kingdom responsible for promoting sustainable development and global prosperity. FCDO seeks to eradicate extreme poverty, strengthen global security, and promote democracy, human rights, and economic development through its partnerships and funding initiatives.

IDRC is collaborating with the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) to initiate a new AI for Development program phase, primarily focusing on Africa and then extending beyond this territory. The collaboration with FCDO amounts to almost CAD70 million, with the IDRC contributing CAD11.2 million. Consequently, the IDRC’s total financial support for AI research and innovations in the Global South exceeds CAD45 million.