International Development Week (IDW), the signature week for Canada’s international development community, is celebrated each year during February. It provides a unique opportunity for the Government of Canada, and Canadian organizations and individuals to show their challenges and successes in international development. IDW runs from February 7-13, 2010.

Please check this page for the full schedule of IDW events happening at UNB and within the Fredericton community, or contact the International Relations Office at 453-4816 / iro@unb.ca

 Freewill admission will be accepted to raise funds for relief efforts in Haiti.

On February 10th at 7:30pm Dr. James Orbinski (the past President of Doctors Without Borders and a humanitarian advocate) will visit UNB for a lecture and Q&A in MacLaggan Hall. We will be doing a freewill admission to raise funds for relief efforts in Haiti.

Dr. James Orbinski was the International President of Médecins sans Frontières in 1999 when it was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He is a Research Scientist and Associate Professor at St. Michael's Hospital and the University of Toronto. He is the founder of the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative, a not-for-profit pharmaceutical research and development entity focused on the diseases of the South. He recently founded Dignitas, an organization focused on community-based treatment, care and prevention of HIV in the developing world. 

Dr. Orbinski lectures internationally on humanitarianism and global health. He is the author of the critically-acclaimed national bestseller An Imperfect
Offering.

Please see the following website for more information:

http://nsb.com/speakers/view/dr-james-orbinski

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