Within the framework of its
aid effectiveness agenda and to sharpen the focus of Canada's international assistance, the Government of Canada has established
three priority themes to guide CIDA's work:
Canada, through CIDA, is leading a global commitment, the Muskoka Initiative, to improve
maternal, newborn and child health in developing countries and reduce the number of preventable deaths, as announced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the G-8 Summit in June 2010.
In addition to these priority themes, CIDA continues to integrate
three crosscutting themes in all of its programs and policies:
Canada can thus focus on
key development challenges, and ensure that its aid investments lead to concrete results for the world's poorest.
