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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

Article
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

Couverture médiatique de la COVID-19 en Afrique de l'Ouest : s'adapter et se réinventer

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Voices & Views

Plus d'un an après son déclenchement, la pandémie de coronavirus continue de préoccuper la communauté internationale. Les journalistes et les médias ont été au cœur de cette pandémie pour informer leurs différents publics. Entre...

Africa
Burkina Faso
Senegal
Democracy
Health

Media coverage of COVID-19 in West Africa: adapting and reinventing

Article
Voices & Views

Over a year after its outbreak, the coronavirus pandemic continues to concern the international community. The media have been at the heart of this pandemic – informing their different audiences. Between the risk of exposure to...

Africa
Burkina Faso
Senegal
Democracy
Health

Migration management: One year on from the launch of the EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection & Reintegration

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Voices & Views

With over 3,500 migrants rescued from the desert and 15,000 assisted in returning home from dire situations across the Central Mediterranean routes, the first year of the EU-IOM joint initiative has yielded substantive results...

Africa
Libya
Burkina Faso
+12
Côte d'Ivoire
The Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
Cameroon
Chad
Humanitarian Aid
Protection
Relief co-ordination, protection and support services
+7
Migration & Forced Displacement
Smuggling of Migrants & Trafficking in human beings
Legal pathways
Migration dialogues
Migration policy
Refugees
South-South migration

Many paths, one direction: Strategies for achieving Universal Health Coverage

Article
Voices & Views

Each year, nearly 100 million people find themselves pushed into extreme poverty because of health-related expenditures. Capacity4dev spoke to health programme managers at the EU Delegations to Nigeria, Ethiopia, South Africa and...

Africa
Nigeria
South Africa
+4
Ethiopia
Asia
Timor-Leste
Oceania
Health
Health policies & policy dialogue
Health Systems Strengthening
+1
Universal health coverage - equity

Views from the Field: Q&A with Thierry Barbé, EU Head of Cooperation in Burkina Faso

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Voices & Views

Burkina Faso’s population is set to double within 20 years, bringing a host of development challenges. Head of EU Cooperation Thierry Barbé discusses how the EU is supporting the government on areas from green energy to justice...

Africa
Burkina Faso
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
Resilience
Innovative Financing for Development
+2
Blending
Justice & rule of law

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

Disaster Preparedness in the South Pacific: Good Practices from the Global Climate Change Alliance

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Voices & Views

They might not make global headlines, but for low-lying Pacific islands king tides are an ever-increasing threat. As sea levels rise, the highest tides can have catastrophic effects, particularly when combined with storm...

Americas & the Caribbean
Jamaica
Saint Kitts and Nevis
+5
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Oceania
Fiji
Solomon Islands
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Climate change & disaster risks
Culture
+2
Environment & green economy
Forests

Putting Burkina Faso ‘on the Map’

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Voices & Views

The EU is funding a project to update the maps of Burkina Faso, using the latest technology. With existing maps dating back to the colonial era, experts from l’Institut Géographique du Burkina felt that an update was urgent.

Africa
Burkina Faso
Development Effectiveness
Communicating Development Cooperation
Transport & Infrastructure