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International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace

The role of the youth in international partnerships: the case of Ukraine and youth participation in reconstruction efforts

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...

Worldwide
Europe
Ukraine
Children and Youth
Democracy
Development Policy
+3
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
Humanitarian Aid
Peace and Security
Isabella Olsson episode 2

Rooted advocacy to foster community ownership: challenges and lessons learnt

Article
Podcast

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

Worldwide
South Sudan
Sudan
+1
Africa
Capacity Development
Communicating Development Cooperation
Development Effectiveness
+3
Education
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
Humanitarian Aid

Q&A: The challenge of open data in humanitarian response

Article
Voices & Views

When natural or man-made disasters occur, humanitarian actors need timely and accurate information to plan their course of action. Data, however, isn’t always easy to come by.

Worldwide
Development Effectiveness
Humanitarian Aid
Digitalisation

GVC Italia: “EU Aid Volunteers benefits volunteers and organisations alike”

Article
Voices & Views

Today’s humanitarian crises pose unprecedented challenges for the humanitarian and development actors. This includes finding skilled volunteers.

Worldwide
Development Effectiveness
Capacity Development
Humanitarian Aid
+1
Community outreach

EU Aid Volunteers: Strengthening NGO’s organisational and technical capacity

Article
Voices & Views

EU Aid Volunteers is an initiative of the European Union that brings together volunteers and organisations from different countries, providing practical support to humanitarian aid projects and contributing to strengthening the...

Worldwide
Communicating Development Cooperation
Awareness raising
Communication
+3
Visibility
Humanitarian Aid
Relief co-ordination, protection and support services

Beyond cash transfers: Social protection in fragile contexts

Article
Voices & Views

Four-fifths of humanitarian crises now last five years or more, causing traditional short-term responses to become increasingly recurrent. It is therefore important to start thinking long-term while responding to immediate needs.

Worldwide
Humanitarian Aid
Humanitarian - development transition - LRRD
Social Protection and Inclusion
+2
Social Protection policies
Social services aid & social transfers

Social protection and humanitarian actors: Q&A with Monique Pariat, Director-General of ECHO

Article
Voices & Views

According to Monique Pariat, the Director-General of the European Commission’s humanitarian arm ECHO, social protection can be a bridge between humanitarian and development approaches, helping the most vulnerable populations in a...

Worldwide
Humanitarian Aid
Humanitarian - development transition - LRRD
Social Protection and Inclusion
+2
Social Protection policies
Social services aid & social transfers