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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
45966
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0
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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
575
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0
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Decentralisation: Learning Lessons from the Developing World

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Voices & Views

Decentralisation is not always easily implemented and many developing countries have failed or are failing to introduce effective decentralised governance systems. But why? Francois Vaillancourt from the University of Montreal...

Development Effectiveness
Governance & Corruption
Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation
6702
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0
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Smart Procurement for More Effective Aid

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Voices & Views

More aid contracts being won locally could boost development and job creation in partner countries, according to a new report by the European Network on Debt and Development, Eurodad.

Development Effectiveness
EU Internal Procedures
Budget support
+10
Capacity Development
Civil Society
Economics & Public Finance
Employment & VET
Knowledge Management
Learning
Private Sector
Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation
Social Protection and Inclusion
Trade & Economic Integration
9079
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0
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Engaging Non States Actors in New Aid Modalities

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Engaging non state actors in new aid modalities such as budget support would ensure better development outcomes, improved governance and domestic accountability, according to a new European Commission's guidance document.

Development Effectiveness
EU Internal Procedures
Civil Society
+3
Democracy
Development Policy
Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation
13457
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0
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Understanding and Dealing with Everyday Corruption

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Voices & Views

Rather than corruption being seen as something inherently negative, it should be understood as a practice embedded in the everyday elements of a society, according to a study on everyday corruption in Africa.

Africa
Development Effectiveness
Governance & Corruption
Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation
9079
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1
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African Welfare States are Possible Says European Report

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Voices & Views

Seniors receive a state pension at the age of 70 in Lesotho, Southern Africa. But in a country with an average life expectancy of 44, is this a social protection scheme worth applauding? Yes, says Giorgia Giovannetti, Scientific...

Africa
Employment & VET
Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation
Social Protection and Inclusion
8828
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0
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Enhancing Institutional Capacity to Negotiate EU Association and Trade Agreements

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A recent two day planning and knowledge exchange workshop to address institutional change gave a boost to the implementation of the Comprehensive Institution Building Programme, bringing together some 25 colleagues from EuropeAid...

Asia
Armenia
Azerbaijan
+5
Georgia
Europe
Belarus
Moldova
Ukraine
Development Effectiveness
Capacity Development
Governance & Corruption
+5
Knowledge Management
Learning
Private Sector
Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation
Trade & Economic Integration
8995
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0
 Comments

One Ukraine Government Manager Sees Movement in EU-Backed Institution Building Programme

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Voices & Views

From the viewpoint of one Ukrainian government manager, a new element of a European Union programme aimed at its “Eastern Partnership” initiative is easing coordination of institutional development (ID), but political support is...

Development Effectiveness
Capacity Development
Governance & Corruption
+5
Knowledge Management
Learning
Private Sector
Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation
Trade & Economic Integration
7543
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0
 Comments

Public Sector Reform in Fragile Situations, A Voice from Sudan

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Voices & Views

Public sector reform is all too often hindered by the perception that change is being imposed from the outside, according to Rebecca Joshua Okwaci, Under Secretary for Ministry of Labour, Public Service and Human Resources in the...

Employment & VET
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
Governance & Corruption
+4
Justice & rule of law
Peace and Security
Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation
Social Protection and Inclusion
9343
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1
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