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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
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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...

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Three lessons on tackling corruption and strengthening governance

Three lessons on tackling corruption and strengthening governance

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Editors' Spotlight

The Capacity4dev team worked with INTPA.G.1 and provides lessons learnt about how to strengthen democratic governance and tackle corruption.

Worldwide
Asia
Democracy
Governance & Corruption

Fighting ‘sextortion’ in Latin America

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Voices & Views

Latin American countries are progressively incorporating a gender perspective into anti-corruption strategies. They are also developing specific tools to protect women and girls from gender-related violence. The European Union...

Americas & the Caribbean
Gender
Governance & Corruption
PFD Africa

PFD Africa: Taking stock of EU and African Union partnership

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Voices & Views

Between 8 and 10 October 2018, representatives of civil society organisations, the private sector and local authorities from across Africa gathered in Gaborone for the third Regional Meeting Africa of the Policy Forum on...

Africa
Botswana
Civil Society
Citizen participation
Civil society against corruption
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Non-state actors
Development Policy
Governance & Corruption
Digital technology and development: Beyond the silver bullets

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

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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

Views from the Field: Q&A with Thierry Cozier, EU Head of Cooperation in Sierra Leone

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Voices & Views

Over two years since the Ebola crisis, Sierra Leone has seen modest recovery while continuing to struggle with the legacy of its civil war. EU Head of Cooperation, Thierry Cozier, discusses the challenges of addressing food...

Africa
Sierra Leone
Fisheries
Fishing policy
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
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Post conflict
Resilience
Governance & Corruption
Anti-Corruption tools and methods
Transparency

Civil registration: Towards a holistic approach

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Voices & Views

With over a billion people unregistered and lacking proper identification globally, civil registration has an essential role to play in development. The benefits to be gained from a functioning civil registration system are...

Democracy
Democratic participation
Electoral Assistance and Observation
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Governance & Corruption
Open Government
Human Rights
Human rights based approaches

Views from the Field: In conversation with Madeleine Onclin, former EU Head of Cooperation in Honduras

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Voices & Views

With €235 million allocated for the 2014-2020 period, Honduras represents the second largest EU portfolio in Latin America, after Bolivia. Former EU Head of Cooperation (2015-2017), Madeleine Onclin, discusses rule of law and...

Americas & the Caribbean
Honduras
Governance & Corruption
Human Rights
Forests

Tax Justice for Development – Tackling Spillovers and Incentives

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Voices & Views

Domestic resource mobilization is high on the development agenda, and revolves around how developing countries can raise more revenues through their own tax systems and natural resource management. The idea is to create a less aid...

Worldwide
Economics & Public Finance
Domestic accountability & transparency
Fiscal policy
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Governance & Corruption
Transparency

EU-Honduras Timber Negotiations Strengthen Fight against Illegal Logging

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Voices & Views

If you have ever been to Honduras, you will know that it is one of the greenest countries in Central America. Forestry has had a long history there and continues to be an important source of energy for the impoverished rural...

Americas & the Caribbean
Honduras
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Climate change & disaster risks
Environment & green economy
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Governance & Corruption
Private Sector
Forests
Trade & Economic Integration

Eliminating Corruption to Enable Development

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Voices & Views

Corruption ranges from bribery to collusion to straightforward theft, but as envelopes of cash evolve into more sophisticated mechanisms, efforts to prevent corruption and build transparency must keep up. “We see new forms of...

Asia
Afghanistan
Maldives
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Europe
Governance & Corruption