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Los emprendedores sociales del mañana: invertir en competencias para jóvenes en el Caribe

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Voices & Views

Antes del Foro UE-América Latina y el Caribe con los jóvenes, la sociedad civil y las autoridades locales de los días 13 y 14 de julio de 2023, y la Cumbre birregional entre la UE y la Comunidad de Estados de América Latina y el...

Americas & the Caribbean
Barbados
Dominica
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Saint Lucia
Children and Youth
Youth employment, skills and entrepreneurship
Youth employment
young girl working

Les entrepreneurs sociaux de demain : Investir dans les compétences des jeunes aux Caraïbes

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Voices & Views

Avant le Forum UE-Amérique latine et Caraïbes avec la jeunesse, la société civile et les autorités locales les 13 et 14 juillet 2023, et le Sommet birégional UE-Communauté des États latino-américains et des Caraïbes (UE-CELAC) les...

Americas & the Caribbean
Barbados
Saint Lucia
+1
Dominica
Youth employment, skills and entrepreneurship
Youth employment
Children and Youth
young girl working

The Social Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow: Investing in youth skills in the Caribbean

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Voices & Views

Did you know July 15th is World Youth Skills Day? Ahead of the EU-Latin America and the Caribbean Forum with Youth, Civil Society and Local Authorities on 13 and 14 July 2023, and the EU-Community of Latin American and Caribbean...

Barbados
Dominica
Saint Lucia
+1
Americas & the Caribbean
Children and Youth
Youth employment, skills and entrepreneurship
Youth employment

Solar energy in Cambodia: lessons learnt from the SWITCH-Asia programme

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Voices & Views

Almost 80% of Cambodians live in rural areas with limited access to clean and affordable energy. The EU promotes sustainable consumption patterns and changes behaviours by supporting micro, small and medium-sized companies (MSMEs)...

Asia
Cambodia
Agriculture & Rural Development
Environment & green economy
Private Sector

"Joint Programming boosts focus, cooperation and visibility"

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Voices & Views

Development programmes always strive to be as effective as possible – one way of achieving efficiency is to combine the strengths of all partners working in the sector. A recent evaluation of EU Joint Programming has shown that...

Worldwide
Africa
Mozambique
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Asia
Cambodia
Development Policy
Monitoring & Evaluation

Joined-up EU Approach to Development Programming

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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...

Asia
Cambodia
Laos
+2
Europe
Moldova
Development Effectiveness

Do you know where your clothes come from? – Garment Factory Conditions to be Monitored

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Voices & Views

Following the April 2013 disaster at a garment factory in Bangladesh, the European Commission is promoting health and safety in the global industry, as well as sustainable production, consumption and decent work.

Asia
Bangladesh
Cambodia
Private Sector
Trade & Economic Integration

Enabling Communities to Tackle Climate Change

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Around the tables at the Climate Change Conference in Paris, nations are striving to reach consensus on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and damage to the environment. To turn recommendations into results, all stakeholders...

Africa
Benin
Uganda
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Americas & the Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Climate change & disaster risks
Environment & green economy
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Forests

The Land-Drugs Nexus

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"For many communities in Myanmar who grow opium, for them opium is not the problem, it is the solution to their problems," said local project consultant, Tom Kramer, from the Transnational Institute. And therein lies one of the...

Asia
Afghanistan
Myanmar
Agriculture & Rural Development
Fisheries

Working with Opportunity and Risk: Insight to EU Operations in Myanmar

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Voices & Views

The government-initiated reforms in Myanmar over the past three years have provided great opportunity for increased development engagement, but the context continues to require sensitive assessments of opportunities and risks. In...

Asia
Myanmar
Democracy
Governance & Corruption
Human Rights