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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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International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace
Article
Voices & Views

On the occasion of International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace, the Capacity4dev Team worked on an article highlighting the importance of young people’s contribution to peacebuilding and reconstruction, especially in...

Worldwide
Europe
Ukraine
Children and Youth
Democracy
Development Policy
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Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
Humanitarian Aid
Peace and Security
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Democracy and Digitalisation: How to Avoid Typical Pitfalls in Interventions

Democracy and Digitalisation: How to Avoid Typical Pitfalls in Interventions

Article
Editors' Spotlight

The Capacity4dev editorial team collaborated with INTPA.G.1 and presents six recommendations.

Worldwide
Democracy
Human Rights
Human rights based approaches
+1
Digitalisation

Protéger les civils en temps de guerre avec la force militaire conjointe du G5 Sahel : de la théorie à la pratique

Article
Voices & Views

Pour la protection des populations civiles, il est crucial que les troupes déployées dans les zones de guerre respectent le droit international des droits de l'homme (DIDH), le droit international humanitaire (DIH) et le droit des...

Africa
Burkina Faso
Mali
+3
Mauritania
Niger
Chad
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
Human Rights
Peace and Security

Protecting civilians in war with the G5 Sahel joint military force: from theory to practice

Article
Voices & Views

For the protection of civilian populations, it is crucial that troops deployed in war zones respect International Human Rights Law (IHRL), International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and International Refugee Law (IRL). This is...

Africa
Burkina Faso
Mali
+3
Mauritania
Niger
Chad
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
Human Rights
Peace and Security

Eradicating child labour in the food and fashion industries

Article
Voices & Views

An estimated 160 million children are engaged in child labour worldwide, the equivalent of 10% of the global child population. Of these, 70% are working in agriculture with a link to the fashion sector using goods to be exported...

Worldwide
Children and Youth
Employment & VET
Human Rights

Promoting LGBTIQ Rights in India

Article
Voices & Views

In various parts of the world, LGBTIQ people experience serious rights violations and abuses. As of today, 70 States continue to criminalise same-sex consensual relationships. The COVID-19 crisis has only exacerbated such...

Asia
India
Gender
Human Rights
Justice & rule of law
Women in Nigeria

Shifting institutional culture in Nigeria to address the needs of women

Article
Voices & Views

In Nigeria, addressing the question of gender equality and gender issues requires long-term structured engagement. A sense of ownership of the process to implementers and beneficiaries can help drive this process and create a...

Africa
Nigeria
Agriculture & Rural Development
Gender
Gender equality - women's rights
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Women's empowerment
Women's organisations
Human Rights
Girl in Guinea

How gender mainstreaming can help fight female genital mutilation

Article
Voices & Views

While Guinea has made progress on gender equality, traditional norms have remained a barrier to women’s ability to express themselves. Establishing gender as a prerequisite to development in political dialogue could help move the...

Children and Youth
Gender
Human Rights

Cocoa, an unsavoury sweet? Workshop identifies best practices to eliminate child labour in cocoa production

Article
Voices & Views

In March, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO) organised a workshop to assess progress and share practices and challenges to eradicating child labour from cocoa...

Africa
Côte d'Ivoire
Ghana
Children and Youth
Child labour
Youth employment, skills and entrepreneurship
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Employment & VET
Human Rights

Spotlight Initiative: Countering violence against women in Central America

Article
Voices & Views

One in three women is estimated to have experienced physical or sexual violence during their lifetime – a fact often hidden, and too high to be ignored. We talked to the European Union Delegations in Guatemala and Mexico about...

Americas & the Caribbean
Guatemala
Mexico
Gender
Health
Human Rights
Digital technology and development: Beyond the silver bullets

Digitalisation and development: Overcoming challenges with a rights-based approach

Article
Voices & Views

Over the last 20 years, digital technologies have reshaped the scope of international development. From the Internet of things and open data to artificial intelligence and robotics, emerging technologies have presented...

Worldwide
Governance & Corruption
Human Rights
Digitalisation