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International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace

The role of the youth in international partnerships: the case of Ukraine and youth participation in reconstruction efforts

Article
Voices & Views

On the occasion of International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace, the Capacity4dev Team worked on an article highlighting the importance of young people’s contribution to peacebuilding and reconstruction, especially...

Worldwide
Europe
Ukraine
Children and Youth
Democracy
Development Policy
+3
Fragility, Crisis Situations & Resilience
Humanitarian Aid
Peace and Security
Digitalising Social Protection: Three lessons learnt

Digitalising Social Protection: Three lessons learnt

Article
Editors' Spotlight

The Capacity4dev editorial team worked with INTPA.G4 and provides lessons learnt from the INTPA.D4-funded paper “Digital Social Protection: e-solutions for basic service delivery”.

Worldwide
Africa
Togo
+3
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Americas & the Caribbean
Colombia
Digitalisation
Big Data
Internet access
+3
Mobile technology
Social Protection and Inclusion
Social Protection policies

Empowering children and youth in Latin America and the Caribbean

Article
Voices & Views

The world celebrates the anniversary of the Declaration of Children’s Rights adopted on 20 November 1959 by the UN General Assembly. Although one in three people worldwide is a minor, most societies still undervalue the opinion of...

Americas & the Caribbean
Argentina
Bolivia
+17
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Children and Youth
Civil Society
Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation

Empoderando a niños y jóvenes en América Latina y el Caribe

Article
Voices & Views

El mundo celebra el aniversario de la Declaración de los Derechos del Niño adoptada el 20 de noviembre de 1959 por la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas. Aunque una de cada tres personas en todo el mundo es un menor, la...

Americas & the Caribbean
Argentina
Bolivia
+17
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Children and Youth
Civil Society
Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation

Promoción de la producción y el consumo sostenibles en América Latina

Article
Voices & Views

Los patrones de consumo y de producción no sostenibles se encuentran en el centro de la triple crisis planetaria: cambio climático, pérdida de biodiversidad y contaminación La degradación medioambiental se ha vuelto aún más...

Americas & the Caribbean
Colombia
Costa Rica
+1
Mexico
Climate change & disaster risks
Environment & green economy
Private Sector

Promoting sustainable production and consumption in Latin America

Article
Voices & Views

Unsustainable consumption and production patterns are at the heart of the triple planetary crisis: climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. Environmental degradation has become even more evident during the COVID-19...

Americas & the Caribbean
Colombia
Costa Rica
+1
Mexico
Climate change & disaster risks
Environment & green economy
Private Sector
EUROsociAL+

Gender violence in the context of Covid-19: best practices from the EU-Latin America cooperation

Article
Voices & Views

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to share expertise on gender-based violence in the current context of social isolation has become apparent. Governmental institutions in Latin America and Europe reached out to the EUROsociAL...

Americas & the Caribbean
Argentina
Bolivia
+6
Chile
Colombia
Peru
Guatemala
Mexico
Europe
Gender
Two hands shaking

Public and private sector representatives highlight benefits of public-private partnerships

Article
Voices & Views

At the European Development Days 2019, Capacity4dev spoke to representatives of both the public and private sector to discuss public-private partnerships (PPPs). During the European event - designed to encourage the sharing of...

Worldwide
Africa
Congo
+2
Americas & the Caribbean
Colombia
Private Sector
Public Private Partnerships
Research for Private sector development and industry
+4
Trade & Economic Integration
Trade facilitation
Trade Policy
Trade-related adjustment - Aid for trade
Colombian woman

Mainstreaming gender equality in Colombia

Article
Voices & Views

Colombia has made a lot of progress on promoting gender equality. Here’s how the EU development cooperation has contributed to this.

Americas & the Caribbean
Colombia
Gender
Gender equality - women's rights
Gender mainstreaming
+2
Gender-based violence
Women's empowerment

Agriculture’s Data Revolution

Article
Voices & Views

“If we can replace the hand hoe with a smartphone as the most common tool in the hands of an African farmer, then we are halfway towards our dream,” said Theo de Jager, President of the Pan African Farmers Organisation and the...

Africa
Americas & the Caribbean
Colombia
Agriculture & Rural Development
Fisheries
Digitalisation