On a recent trip to India, Renée Zandvliet, working with EuropeAid’s 'Civil Society and Local Authorities' unit, saw that civil society organisations (CSOs) often play a supportive role in improving the functioning and outreach of...
On 12 September 2012 the European Commission (EC) adopted the Communication The Roots of Democracy and Sustainable Development: Europe's Engagement with Civil Society in External Relations. This policy proposal further developed...
Renee Zandvliet, working with EuropeAid’s 'Civil Society and Local Authorities' unit, recently visited the European Union (EU) Delegation to India, which currently provides financial support to approximately 80 civil society...
Integrating Ecosystems into Urban Planning Can Deliver Major Economic Benefits and Reduce Environmental Damage Hyderabad (India), 16 October 2012 – Global urbanization will have significant implications for biodiversity and...
Strengthening capacities of icddr,b and national health authorities for better health policies and strategies for improved outcomes Project developed collaboratively between all key applicants, affiliates and other key...
In 2007 commercially viable quantities of oil and gas were discovered in Ghana. The estimated revenue of the oil reserves is about $1 billion per year (approximately EUR 768 million), which is similar to the amount of development...
‘Alone we can do so little, but together we can do so much’ - Professor Dr. Abul Kalam Azad, Director General of Health Services rightly quoted in his inauguration speech during International Conference on ‘Data for Decision (D4D)...
FLEGT (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade) Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) are bilateral trade agreements between the European Union (EU) and partner countries aimed at guaranteeing that wood exported to the EU...
In the last quarter-century, maternal deaths around the world have almost halved. But there is much work still to do. Some 300,000 women die every year during childbirth or pregnancy – most of them in developing countries, and...
In Ghana a 'Women's Manifesto', issued by civil society organisations (CSOs) in 2004, has created momentum and awareness around women's rights and gender equality. Almost 10 years after its adoption, the Manifesto continues to...
