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World: The Quality of Official Development Assistance: Third Edition

Source: Brookings Institution, Center for Global DevelopmentCountry: WorldBy: Nancy Birdsall and Homi KharasEditor's Note: This report is a full analysis of the third edition of the Quality of Official...

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World: Enabling Humanitarian Use of Mobile Phone Data

Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: WorldINTRODUCTIONMobile phones are now ubiquitous in developing countries, with 89 active subscriptions per 100 inhabitants. Though many types of population data...

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World: The Lessons We’ve Learned on Cultivating Community Leaders for Girls’...

Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: WorldEditor’s Note: This blog is the third of three that will profile local leaders from around the world who advocate for improved education—especially for...

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World: Foresight Africa 2015: Eradicating Ebola and Strengthening African...

Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, WorldA heavy disease burden, underpinned by malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis, continues to erode human welfare and economic...

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World: IDPs, refugees, and violent extremism: From victims to vectors of change

Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: Iraq, Jordan, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Syrian Arab Republic, World, YemenAs many of the world’s foreign ministers convene this week in Washington D.C. for the...

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World: Will the Middle East’s displaced ever return?

Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, World, YemenOmer Karasapan | June 2, 2015 9:30amAs fighting continues in Iraq, Libya,...

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World: Operational guidance and frameworks relevant to planned relocations...

Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: WorldBy: Daniel Petz Should persons be allowed to return to their homes after a natural disaster, when it is clear those places will be destroyed again in the next...

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World: Disasters, displacement, and climate change: New evidence and common...

Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: Haiti, Philippines, United States of America, WorldThe Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre recently released their annual Global Estimates of People Displaced...

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World: The responsibility to protect and rebuild higher education in the Arab...

Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: WorldSummaryOver the past few years, higher education has been a frequent casualty of the violent conflicts sweeping the Middle East. Campuses have been bombed in...

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World: Much ado about nothing? The economic impact of refugee ‘invasions’

Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: WorldMassimiliano Calì Senior Economist, World Bank Samia Sekkarie Consultant, World BankTo those European Union citizens who think that the ongoing “refugee...

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World: Guidance on Protecting People from Disasters and Environmental Change...

Source: Brookings Institution, Georgetown University, UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: WorldWhy Guidance on Planned Relocation?Disasters displaced an average of 27 million people per year...

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World: Refugees: Displaced from the Paris climate change agreement?

Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: Egypt, Syrian Arab Republic, World, YemenOmer Karasapan | December 7, 2015 9:18amGiven the all-consuming focus in Europe and beyond on the refugee issue, one would...

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World: Foresight Africa: Top Priorities for the Continent in 2016

Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: WorldAfrica is at a tipping point in 2016. Despite all the success the continent has achieved in recent years, new and old dangers—economic, political, and...

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World: Aid Effectiveness in Fragile States: How Bad Is It and How Can It...

Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: WorldAbstractFragile states around the world are at risk of being left behind, making them a high priority for increased foreign assistance. But is the donor...

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World: Internet shutdowns cost countries $2.4 billion last year

Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: WorldDarrell M. West 6 October 2016 More For media inquries, contact: Governance Studies Main Line 202.797.6090Around the world, digital technology is seen as...

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World: How teachers use mobile phones as education tools in refugee camps

Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: Kenya, WorldIn a simulation presented by Doctors Without Borders, participants had to choose the few items they would take with them if forced to flee. They faced...

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World: A Framework for Building Resilience to Climate Change through Girls’...

Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Somalia, Swaziland, World, ZimbabweOverviewGirls’ education and climate change are currently two of the most topical...

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World: When refugee displacement drags on, is self-reliance the answer?

Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: WorldElizabeth Ferris Tuesday, June 19, 2018When most people think of today’s global refugee crisis, they probably imagine masses of people trying to cross into a...

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World: The climate crisis, migration, and refugees

Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: WorldEditor's Note: The following is one of eight briefs commissioned for the 16th annual Brookings Blum Roundtable, “2020 and beyond: Maintaining the bipartisan...

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World: Girls’ education in climate strategies: Opportunities for improved...

Source: Brookings Institution, UN Children's Fund, Plan InternationalCountry: WorldChristina Kwauk, Jessica Cooke, Elisa Hara, Joni PegramOverviewClimate change is the most significant...

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