Society for International Development
Ottawa-Gatineau Chapter

Your window to the global SID Community

As a member of SID Ottawa-Gatineau, you are also apart of a global SID network comprising over 1500 members among 47 Chapters spanning 6 continents. The SID community is as broad, rich and diverse as the field of international development itself.

The relevance of the Society's programmes is officially recognized by the special status that SID enjoys with the United Nations:

  • SID holds the highest consultative status, Category I, with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) as the Society operates in most fields of involvement of the United Nations. SID is a member of the board of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Status with ECOSOC (CONGO).
  • SID also maintains consultative status with the Council of Europe, IFAD, ILO, FAO, UNCTAD, UNEP, UNESCO, UNFPA and UNICEF.

Video: An Introduction to the Society for International Development