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Democracy and Digitalisation: How to Avoid Typical Pitfalls in Interventions

Democracy and Digitalisation: How to Avoid Typical Pitfalls in Interventions

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Editors' Spotlight

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

Worldwide
Democracy
Human Rights
Human rights based approaches
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Digitalisation

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

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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

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

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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

Eradicating child labour in the food and fashion industries

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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
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

‘Development makes us vulnerable’: Call for SDGs to learn from indigenous peoples

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Voices & Views

Indigenous peoples make up 5% of the global population, yet they account for 15% of the extreme poor. This is down to historical subjugation, but also ongoing discrimination – especially when it comes to rights over land and...

Worldwide
Culture
Human Rights
Knowledge Management

Including Disability in Development Cooperation

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Voices & Views

The principle of ‘all human rights for all people’ enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) means just that. Alexander Cote from the International Disability Alliance told staff...

Worldwide
Development Policy
Human Rights