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Empoderando a niños y jóvenes en América Latina y el Caribe

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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

Empowering children and youth in Latin America and the Caribbean

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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

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

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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: In conversation with Madeleine Onclin, former EU Head of Cooperation in Honduras

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Voices & Views

With €235 million allocated for the 2014-2020 period, Honduras represents the second largest EU portfolio in Latin America, after Bolivia. Former EU Head of Cooperation (2015-2017), Madeleine Onclin, discusses rule of law and...

Americas & the Caribbean
Honduras
Governance & Corruption
Human Rights
Forests

Views from the Field: In Conversation with the EU Ambassador to the Philippines

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Voices & Views

The Philippines, comprising over 7,000 Pacific islands, has wide gaps in living standards and opportunities and faces numerous development challenges. EU Ambassador Franz Jessen explains how the EU is working with the Duterte...

Asia
Philippines
Civil Society
Health
Human Rights

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

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

Sustainable Development through Citizen Participation

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Voices & Views

16-year-old Astghik is an old hand at civic engagement. For the past four years she has been working with fellow citizens and World Vision Armenia to improve local services in Yerevan, with tangible results. Can examples like hers...

Asia
Armenia
Europe
Civil Society

EU-Honduras Timber Negotiations Strengthen Fight against Illegal Logging

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Voices & Views

If you have ever been to Honduras, you will know that it is one of the greenest countries in Central America. Forestry has had a long history there and continues to be an important source of energy for the impoverished rural...

Americas & the Caribbean
Honduras
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Climate change & disaster risks
Environment & green economy
+4
Governance & Corruption
Private Sector
Forests
Trade & Economic Integration

Overcoming Social Inequality: Highlights from Brazil and Honduras with EUROsociAL

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Voices & Views

Despite its positive development over the last decade, Latin America still faces challenges in overcoming social inequality. To tackle these discrepancies the EU launched in 2005 a programme of cooperation with Latin American...

Americas & the Caribbean
Brazil
Honduras
Employment & VET
Justice & rule of law
Peace and Security
+1
Social Protection and Inclusion