Para celebrar el Día Mundial de la Asistencia Humanitaria (19 de agosto) y conmemorar el noveno aniversario de la masacre de Sinjar (3 de agosto), el equipo de Capacity4dev se ha puesto en contacto con los responsables de la...
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Facilitating safe returns: urban recovery and livelihood redevelopment for displaced Yazidi communities in Western Ninewa (Iraq)
To celebrate World Humanitarian Day (19 August) and commemorate the 9th anniversary of the Sinjar Massacre (3 August), the Capacity4dev team reached out to the implementers and beneficiaries of an EU-funded project led by UN...
Faciliter les retours en toute sécurité : rétablissement urbain et réaménagement des moyens de subsistance des communautés yézidies déplacées dans l'ouest de Ninive (Irak)
Pour célébrer la Journée mondiale de l'aide humanitaire (19 août) et commémorer le 9e anniversaire du massacre de Sinjar (3 août), l'équipe de Capacity4dev a contacté les responsables de la mise en œuvre et les bénéficiaires d'un...
Policy dialogue: a tool to act on climate and environment
The recent European Green Deal, set by the European Commission, is paving the road to a sustainable Europe by clearly recognising the global climate emergency, and by providing new input for action in and outside of Europe...
EU Delegation to Laos: Piloting an Intercultural Approach
An intercultural approach is increasingly recognised as a key element in development, especially for a new and more effective relationship with Partner Countries. But how do you get from theory to practice? Staff at the EU...
Bringing Intercultural Competence to Development
A new ingredient in the development effectiveness debate is intercultural competence – that is, the ability to overcome challenges posed by working with colleagues and partners from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds...
Joined-up EU Approach to Development Programming
The European Union and its Member States have kept their place as the world’s leading aid donor, contributing €68 billion in 2015. They have recently begun to present a united front, pulling together their combined resources and...
Views from the Field: In Conversation with the Head of Mission in Laos
Communist Laos began opening up to the world in the 1990s, joining ASEAN and trading with the EU under the ‘Everything but Arms’ scheme. Yet the largely rural population remains poor and development challenges abound. Michel...
Supporting Education in Crisis-Affected Environments
One of the many casualties of crises is education. Natural disasters, wars and protracted conflict are disrupting children’s access to schools and contributing to higher drop-out and lower completion rates. Schools can also be...
Keeping Human Rights at the Heart of Development
National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) are bodies set up to protect and monitor human rights – to stand up for those in need and to hold governments to account. They can also provide advice, deal with complaints and carry out...