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The Capacity4dev editorial team regularly publishes knowledge pieces on external cooperation (projects and policies), featuring development professionals sharing good practices, with operational insight.

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Capacity4dev Podcast series episode 4
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Podcast

The fourth episode of the Capacity4dev Podcast Series is now live!

Worldwide
Capacity Development
Communicating Development Cooperation
Development Effectiveness
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Development Policy

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Informal urbanisation and the rise of slums

Informal urbanisation and the rise of slums

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Editors' Spotlight

The Capacity4dev editors collaborated with INTPA.F.4 and provide three lessons learnt from a webinar series on sustainable urban development.

Worldwide
Americas & the Caribbean
Brazil
Urban Development
Housing
Sustainable cities
+1
Urban policies & planning

Intercultural awareness and capacity for development effectiveness

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Voices & Views

International partnerships, being multicultural in nature, often face cultural differences which can generate misunderstandings, tension, and inefficiency. There are both tangible and intangible cultural barriers in EU...

Africa
Uganda
Americas & the Caribbean
+3
Brazil
Asia
Nepal
Intervention Cycle Management (Project/Program Cycle Management)
Development Effectiveness
Aid effectiveness
+2
Capacity Development
Capacity development

Empoderando a niños y jóvenes en América Latina y el Caribe

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Voices & Views

El mundo celebra el aniversario de la Declaración de los Derechos del Niño adoptada el 20 de noviembre de 1959 por la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas. Aunque una de cada tres personas en todo el mundo es un menor, la...

Americas & the Caribbean
Argentina
Bolivia
+17
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Children and Youth
Civil Society
Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation

Empowering children and youth in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Voices & Views

The world celebrates the anniversary of the Declaration of Children’s Rights adopted on 20 November 1959 by the UN General Assembly. Although one in three people worldwide is a minor, most societies still undervalue the opinion of...

Americas & the Caribbean
Argentina
Bolivia
+17
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Children and Youth
Civil Society
Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation

Views from the Field: In Conversation with the EU Ambassador to Brazil

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Voices & Views

In recent years Brazil has filled the news, from hosting the World Cup and Olympic Games, to corruption scandals and most recently the President’s impeachment. Behind these events lies an upper middle income country that is still...

Americas & the Caribbean
Brazil
Development Policy
Human Rights

Football has its Rules: Brazil has its Rights

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Voices & Views

Since the opening match on 12 June 2014, the world’s eyes have been glued to Brazil as nations follow their teams’ progress through the World Cup. But behind the football lies a middle income country battling many problems...

Americas & the Caribbean
Brazil
Communicating Development Cooperation
Justice & rule of law
Peace and Security

Overcoming Social Inequality: Highlights from Brazil and Honduras with EUROsociAL

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Voices & Views

Despite its positive development over the last decade, Latin America still faces challenges in overcoming social inequality. To tackle these discrepancies the EU launched in 2005 a programme of cooperation with Latin American...

Americas & the Caribbean
Brazil
Honduras
Employment & VET
Justice & rule of law
Peace and Security
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Social Protection and Inclusion

Young Voices for Inclusive Governance

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Voices & Views

At the European Development Days, several leading development and youth organisations came together to organise a session on Young Voices for Inclusive Governance. The panel included two young people, Luciano from Brazil and...

Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Americas & the Caribbean
+1
Brazil
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Climate change & disaster risks
Environment & green economy
+2
Governance & Corruption
Forests

The Poverty Gap: A Political and Development Issue

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Voices & Views

In a new book entitled “Reducing Inequalities: A Sustainable Development Challenge”, presented at the EuropeAid InfoPoint on 28 May 2013, scholars and development specialists argue that bridging the gap between the rich and the...

Americas & the Caribbean
Brazil
Asia
+1
Indonesia
Democracy
Development Policy

The Role of Social Transfers in Improving Nutrition

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Voices & Views

Social transfers and nutrition have received special attention in recent years as important components in the debate about development. New EU reference documents provide guidance on how social transfers can play an important role...

Africa
Ethiopia
Americas & the Caribbean
+3
Brazil
Asia
Bangladesh
Food & Nutrition Security