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Lebanon: What are the governance prospects for the petroleum sector? | Middle East Strategic Perspectives
22 May 2013 | arab states, blogpost, financial accountability, resource governance, rule-of-lawMiddle East Strategic Perspectives is publishing a series of articles and presentations to shed light on the emerging Lebanese oil and gas sector. For our second edition, we have solicited Valérie...
Regional Governance Week l Cairo 2012
10 December 2012 | arab spring, arab states, cairo2012, social accountability, social contractFor more than a year and a half, the Arab region has been witnessing a tremendous period of transformation. What started as a youth-led movement demanding change in Tunisia has had crucial...
Blogpost l Service delivery realities in Gulf Province, PNG
06 December 2012 | arab states, blogpost, education, gulf states, health system, service deliveryService delivery in Gulf Province, PNG, requires a ‘never say die’ attitude. This is the motto for government and church service providers according to the Provincial Administrator. The PEPE Gulf...
Press releases: Arab governments must strengthen the rule of law
26 October 2012 | arab states, democratic transition, governance, rule-of-lawArab governments must strengthen the rule of law and increase the effectiveness of governance mechanisms, participants agreed yesterday at a Transparency International event focusing on transparent,...
Research Consultancy: Comparative Research on ICTs and Governance Data in Arab Region
14 September 2012 | arab states, consultancy, ict, opportunity, research, technologyUNDP Regional Center in Cairo and Oslo Governance Centre seek a consultant to conduct comparative research on ICT and governance data initiatives. This research will support the Regional Governance...
Vacancy (Iraq): Programme Specialist, Empowering CSOs Projects
06 July 2012 | arab states, csos, iraq, opportunity, undp, vacancyUNDP and UNOPS will work on support to Iraqi Civil Society under project, funded by the Government of Denmark, “Empowering CSOs in Iraq”. UNDP will work on empowering CSOs to effectively monitor...
State of Local Democracy in the Arab world – a pointer to the future | International IDEA
26 June 2012 | arab states, idea int, local democracyCitizen- led State of Local Democracy assessments conducted in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Yemen between 2008-10 provide a view of the overall challenges facing democracy in the region. The studies...
Corruption runs deep in the Middle East, poll finds
26 June 2012 | arab states, corruption, corruption measurement, opinion pollThe Media Line Staff Amman, Jordan David Rosenberg / The Med – It’s been a tough year for officials on the take in Jordan. Spurred by chronic street protests, whose list of grievances is topped by...
Supporting the Development of Civil Society in Tunisia
30 April 2012 | arab spring, arab states, civ society, csi, methodologyThe 14th of January 2012 marks one year since Tunisia ousted its former President Ben Ali and the subsequent Arab spring became a reality. In less than a year, peacefully and without political...
Vacancy- Local Governance Assessment (Yemen)
26 March 2012 | arab states, local governance, opportunity, vacancy, yemenInternational Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI), a U.S.-based international development consulting company, is seeking a Local Governance Specialist with experience in conflict/post-...