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Protéger les civils en temps de guerre avec la force militaire conjointe du G5 Sahel : de la théorie à la pratique

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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

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

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

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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

Views from the Field: Q&A with Thierry Cozier, EU Head of Cooperation in Sierra Leone

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Voices & Views

Over two years since the Ebola crisis, Sierra Leone has seen modest recovery while continuing to struggle with the legacy of its civil war. EU Head of Cooperation, Thierry Cozier, discusses the challenges of addressing food...

Africa
Sierra Leone
Fisheries
Fishing policy
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
+5
Post conflict
Resilience
Governance & Corruption
Anti-Corruption tools and methods
Transparency

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

Linking Farmers & Tourists to Solve Development Challenges in SIDS

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Voices & Views

Developing the link between agriculture and tourism could be a significant opportunity for small island developing states. Already an expanding sector in several Pacific and Caribbean islands, agritourism can address a range of...

Americas & the Caribbean
Grenada
Haiti
+4
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Oceania
Vanuatu
Agriculture & Rural Development
Fisheries
Food & Nutrition Security

Open Data in Humanitarian Aid

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Voices & Views

Q&A with Rupert Simons, Chief Executive Officer of Publish What You Fund. Publish What You Fund is a non-profit organisation that campaigns for aid transparency. “We believe that information is power and we campaign to make that...

Africa
Sierra Leone
Asia
+1
Nepal
Digitalisation

The Land-Drugs Nexus

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Voices & Views

"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