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Serie Global Gateway: transición justa hacia una economía circular

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Voices & Views

La transición a una economía circular es clave para un futuro sostenible. Hablamos con JUST2CE, un proyecto financiado por la UE que se presentó durante las Jornadas Europeas de Desarrollo 2022, para obtener más información sobre...

Africa
Morocco
Ghana
+9
South Africa
Ethiopia
Zimbabwe
Europe
Greece
Italy
Portugal
Spain
United Kingdom
Environment & green economy
Circular economy

Global Gateway Series : La transition juste vers une économie circulaire

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Voices & Views

La transition vers une économie circulaire est essentielle pour un avenir durable. Nous nous sommes entretenus avec JUST2CE, un projet financé par l'UE présenté lors de la Semaine Européenne du Développement Durable de 2022, pour...

Africa
Morocco
Ghana
+9
South Africa
Ethiopia
Zimbabwe
Europe
Greece
Italy
Portugal
Spain
United Kingdom
Environment & green economy
Circular economy

Global Gateway Series: Just transition to a circular economy

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Voices & Views

Transitioning to a circular economy is key for a sustainable future. We talked to JUST2CE – an EU-funded project showcased during the 2022 European Development Days – to learn more about how to avoid the pitfalls of this...

Africa
Morocco
Ghana
+9
South Africa
Ethiopia
Zimbabwe
Europe
Greece
Italy
Portugal
Spain
United Kingdom
Environment & green economy
Circular economy
Girls and boys attending the EDGE workshop in Bangladesh

English and digital peer learning for girls in rural Bangladesh

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Voices & Views

Since 2012, the British Council’s EDGE programme has trained 16,000 girls from marginalised communities in Bangladesh, India and Nepal, helping them steer their own future.

Asia
Bangladesh
Children and Youth
Youth engagement and participation
Education
+2
ICT in education
Inclusive education

Resilient… but to what?

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Voices & Views

There was a question posed more than once at this year’s European Development Days in Brussels. Most participants agreed the concept of “resilience” has been widely embraced since a 2012 EU communication on the topic, but many...

Worldwide
Africa
Nigeria
+4
Asia
Bangladesh
Nepal
Pakistan
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
Comprehensive approach
Resilience

Putting Reproductive Rights at the Centre of Development

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Voices & Views

“To end the cycle of poverty and ensure sustainable development, you have to make sure women are in control of their sexual and reproductive health and rights [SRHR],” said Mangala Namasivayam from the Asian-Pacific Resource and...

Asia
Bangladesh
Philippines
Gender
Health

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

Transformative Change through Social Protection?

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Voices & Views

A study of five social protection projects in South Asia has found they struggled to create transformative change, and were unable to tackle the persistent discrimination driving poverty and social exclusion.

Asia
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
+2
India
Nepal
Employment & VET
Social Protection and Inclusion

A Culture of Results: Change is Possible

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Voices & Views

European Union external assistance, which accounts for half of development aid, must demonstrate that development policy achieves results. A recent workshop in Brussels looked at how a results-based approach that considers desired...

Europe
United Kingdom
Development Effectiveness

Spurring Development and Combating Disease with Mobile Phone Data

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Voices & Views

International telecommunications company Orange, recently tested the potential for Big Data to contribute to development when it released anonymous data from five million-plus cell phone users in Cote d’Ivoire and invited...

Africa
Europe
United Kingdom
Health
Infectious disease control
Digitalisation
+1
Big Data