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Views from the Field: In Conversation with the Foreign Minister and EU Ambassador to Timor-Leste

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Voices & Views

Emerging from over two decades of conflict and instability, in May 2002 the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste became the 21st century’s first new sovereign state. Since then the country’s government – with assistance from the...

Asia
Timor-Leste
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Climate change & disaster risks
Development Policy
+3
Environment & green economy
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
Forests

Education After the Disaster: Lessons from Haiti

Article
Voices & Views

How can long-term development programmes survive the instant turmoil of a crisis situation? Alain Calosci, Technical Assistant at the European Union delegation to Haiti, tells us about his experience working on an education...

Americas & the Caribbean
Haiti
Development Effectiveness
EU Internal Procedures
Education
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Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience

Haiti Quake Recovery: A Task for a Generation

Article
Voices & Views

One year after a devastating earthquake hit the impoverished Caribbean nation of Haiti, homes, cities and lives still need to be rebuilt. While the European Union maintains that helping Haiti is a top priority, EU representatives...

Americas & the Caribbean
Haiti
Development Effectiveness
EU Internal Procedures
Capacity Development
+3
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
Knowledge Management
Learning

Governance Challenges in Education: Similar Problems, Different Causes, Tailored Solutions

Article
Voices & Views

While a massive body of water separates Haiti and the Democratic Republic of Congo, there’s not an ocean of difference between them in terms of the scale of the governance challenges facing their education sectors.

Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Americas & the Caribbean
+1
Haiti
Development Effectiveness
Education
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
+1
Governance & Corruption

A Lesson in Public Sector Reform from Haiti

Article
Voices & Views

The European Commission's experience in Haiti in support of a government-wide strengthening of the executive branch provides an encouraging example of government-driven donor co-ordination and an imaginative approach to capacity...

Americas & the Caribbean
Haiti
Development Effectiveness
Capacity Development
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
+3
Knowledge Management
Learning
Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation