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Global Outlook on Sustainable Consumption and Production Policies

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The Global Outlook on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) Policies, developed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) with the financial support of the European Commission, provides a non-exhaustive review of policies and initiatives that are promoting the shift towards SCP patterns. This report identifies examples of effective policies and initiatives being implemented worldwide. It reviews 56 case studies ranging from global multilateral agreements and regional strategies more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 14, 2012

Policy and programmig resource guide for child protection systems strengthening in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Protecting children against abuse, violence, neglect and exploitation is an obligation shared by many different actors, involving different elements of government as well as a broad array of civil society agencies and communities. This Resource Guide is intended to provide practical tools and resources for two related groups of stakeholder users: (a) country level policy and decision makers who are in a position to oversee or contribute to system building efforts (including those technical more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 14, 2012

WFP launches support for more than 800,000 people hit by food crisis in Senegal

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An operation to provide food assistance to more than 800,000 people is being launched by the United Nations World Food Programme, with first distributions to be held on Saturday, 28 April, in the rural commune of Oukout in Ziguinchor region. Supporting the efforts of the Government to respond to the food crisis, WFP will provide assistance to 739,000 people in rural areas and 67,000 in urban areas. It will be delivered through various activities included targeted distributions of food and cash more...

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D C on May 03, 2012

International Dialogue on Migration N°18 - Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Migration

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This publication contains the report and supplementary materials of a workshop on “Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Migration”, which was held in Geneva, Switzerland on 29–30 March 2011. The workshop identified some of the main areas in which governments and institutions may need to reinforce their capacities to manage the complex interactions between climate change and environmental degradation and human mobility. The following four main areas for capacity-building received more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 03, 2012

Insights Africa

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InsightsAfrica is an interactive tool providing data about the online behavior of urban consumers in five African markets: Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Uganda.Research agency: Basis Research LtdTiming: Fieldwork was conducted in July/August 2010 (Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa) and July/August 2011 (Ghana, Uganda, Senegal.)Sample Population: Urban men and women aged 16 years and olderSampling Methodology: Face-to-face in-home interviews with consumers in key cities (listed more...

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John Daly on April 05, 2012

Priorities and governance of agricultural research for development in West Africa

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This photo story highlights key moments in a policy dialogue on agricultural research for development that involved small scale farmers and representatives of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). Over one hundred people participated in the policy dialogue. This unprecedented event was chaired by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food and took place on 1st to 3rd February 2012 in Accra (Ghana).

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Sonia Hossain on May 02, 2012

Returnees From Libya: The Bittersweet Experience of Coming Home - Policy Brief

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This policy brief looks at the situation of migrants who have returned home to several West African countries as a result of the conflict in Libya. It aims to provide an understanding of the factors that led to migration to Libya, in the first place; the migrants’ journey to Libya and their efforts to make a new life; the hasty return home; and the current needs of returnees and context to which they are returning. It draws on several assessments carried out by IOM at the height of the crisis more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 25, 2012

Gender and Climate Change: AAP

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This first paper in the Discussion Paper Series of The Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP) focuses on the links between gender and climate change adaptation. The AAP has made gender equality an important goal in each of its 20 participating countries. This discussion paper consists of three sections. The first section, ‘Key Challenges for Reducing Gender-Based Vulnerability’, provides a background on the relationship between climate change and gender, and presents three key factors contributing more...

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Sonia Hossain on March 29, 2012

Senegal's Elections: Towards Dictatorship or Consolidating Democracy?

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Senegal's stability is being tested by President Abdoulaye Wade's intent to run for a third term in presidential elections on 26 February 2012. A Wade victory would prompt unrest in Dakar, especially if the elections are perceived to be fraudulent. Post-election instability may force change or simply peter away, depending on reactions in other regions and cities. Abdoulaye Wade is a president of international repute, but his bid for another term has badly divided Senegalese and has created more...

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Moushumi Biswas on February 22, 2012

Youth and participatory governance in Africa

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Young people in Africa are challenging the norms and structures that exclude them, engaging with the state and demanding accountability. This special issue describes how young people are exercising their right to participate and developing the knowledge, skills and confidence to affect to change. It explores methods of communication, appraisal, monitoring and research which are involving young people in decision-making spaces. It asks how can we re-shape how young people perceive and exercise more...

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Sonia Hossain on December 25, 2011

Developing a decentralized performance monitoring system in Senegal

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Performance monitoring is critical to ensure that project activities are delivered with high quality and on schedule. In addition, monitoring provides evidence to assess what is working or when programming needs to be adjusted. Smaller scale projects may be able to monitor activities through a limited number of partners or contracted agencies. However, a large scale implementation that uses a more decentralized approach and involves numerous implementation agencies requires a robust, systematic more...

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D C on January 17, 2012

Global Eye on Human Trafficking Mar 2012

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IOM’s eleventh issue of the Global Eye on Human Trafficking takes a closer look at human trafficking and labour exploitation of migrants in two particularly affected industries – small-scale gold mining and fishing. This issue explores the practices and conditions that foster such abuses in these sectors in different parts of the world. This issue then goes on to explore some of the responses and promising practices to combating the exploitation of migrant workers. On a final note, this issue more...

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Sonia Hossain on March 04, 2012

Time for Change - A call for urgent action to end the forced child begging of talibés in Senegal

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This short report examines the practice in daaras (Koranic schools) of sending boys as young as five years old out to beg for several hours a day. Often living far from home and in squalid conditions, talibés are frequently subjected to abuse if they fail to meet their begging quotas. The report updates the information used in Begging for Change (Anti-Slavery International, 2009) and recommends action to bring an end to this situation in Senegal.

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Moushumi Biswas on January 18, 2012

Agrarian change below the radar screen

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In West Africa, domestic investors acquire plots of farm land using their connections, powers and resources. Some policy makers view these investments as a shift towards agribusiness and state that these “new actors” will modernize and professionalize farming and smallholders are asked to make space. Who are those new actors, how did they obtain the land, under what conditions, and how are they investing? Why are customary authorities engaging in these land transactions and what are the more...

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Sonia Hossain on March 25, 2012

Policy and Programming Resource Guide For Child Protection Systems

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Protecting children against abuse, violence, neglect and exploitation is an obligation shared by many different actors. A number of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are now actively promoting systems strengthening as a means to achieve more effective and efficient child protection responses. The Policy and Programming Resource Guide for Child Protection Systems Strengthening in Sub-Saharan Africa has been developed to provide policy makers and programmers alike with a menu of tools and resources more...

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Sonia Hossain on February 28, 2012

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