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Guide to Gender-Aware Post-Disaster Needs Assessment
Civil Society, Conflict, Framework, UNDP Produced, Civil SocietyThis framework is intended to: (i) facilitate the identification and evaluation of existing needs, capacities and capabilities of women, girls, boys and men in post-disaster situations; (ii) promote the identification of programmatic gaps and shortfalls; (iii) anticipate future short term needs and potential response gaps; and (iv)facilitate multi-sectorial and collaborative recovery planning...
Blurring the Boundaries - Citizen Action Across States and Societies
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Democracy, Latin America and the Carribean, Report, Academic/Think Tank, DonorBlurring the Boundaries - Citizen Action Across States and Societies provides a summary of nearly a decade of research on citizen engagement done by the Development Research Centre on Citizenship, Participation and Accountability (the Citizenship DRC). The brief note Blurring the Boundaries - Citizen Action Across States and Societies has been produced by the Development Research Centre on...
Comparing the Effectiveness of Accountability Mechanisms in Eastern Europe and Latin America
Conflict, Democracy, Europe and CIS, Justice, Latin America and the Carribean, Policy Document, Other UN AgencyA society that transitions from authoritarianism or armed conflict to a democracy needs to address important questions of justice and accountability for past human rights abuses in order to build a stable and peaceful future. In the rapidly maturing field of transitional justice an expanding number of initiatives have taken place providing valuable lessons for newly democratizing societies....
A rough guide to investment climate reform in conflict-affected countries
Conflict, Report, Inter-Governmental Organization, GovernmentMost conflicts have strong economic dimensions and are driven by the pursuit of legal or illegal profit. Conflict has wide-reaching negative impacts on people, infrastructure, institutions, markets, and trust in government. Employment and investment are critical for peace. Investment climate reform is critical to state-building and can inculcate transparency, honesty, professionalism, and client...
The DRC at 50: confronting the challenges of peace and territorial consolidation
Africa, Conflict, Democracy, Local Governance and Decentralization, Policy Document, Civil SocietyOn 30 June 2010 the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) celebrated 50 years of independence from colonial rule. At 50, the country is torn between competing and contradictory internal forces as it tries to negotiate a path towards self understanding, internal cohesion and responsible behaviour. At this landmark point in its postcolonial trajectory, the DRC needs to confront the old wounds...
The impact of democracy in Mozambique: assessing political, social and economic developments since the dawn of democracy
Africa, Democracy, Report, Civil SocietyCivil war, sabotage from neighbouring states, and economic collapse characterised the first decade of Mozambican independence. During most of the civil war, the government was unable to exercise effective control outside of urban areas, many of which were cut off from the capital. An estimated 1 million Mozambicans perished during the civil war, 1.7 million took refuge in...
Evidence-Informed Policy in Post-Conflict Contexts: Nepal, Peru and Serbia
Article / Working Paper, Asia and the Pacific, Conflict, Europe and CIS, GAP, Latin America and the Carribean, UNDP ProducedAuthors/Editors: Nicola Jones and Arnaldo Pellini This OGC discussion paper summarises case studies from Nepal, Peru and Serbia, three diverse post-conflict contexts on the production and use of governance evidence at both the general and sectoral levels. It served as a background document to the UNDP Oslo Governance Centre & Canadian IDRC Event: Evidence on Governance into...
Think Tanks in Post-Conflict Context: Towards Evidence-Informed Governance Reform
Article / Working Paper, Civil Society, Conflict, GAP, UNDP ProducedAuthors/Editors: Nicola Jones, Julia Pomares, Arnaldo Pellini with Ajoy Datta. This OGC discussion paper highlights that there is a considerable array of internationally generated governance evidence indicators and approaches, but a much more limited culture of context-specific evidence generation in post-conflict societies. It served as a background paper to the UNDP Oslo Governance...