World: A Human Rights-Based Approach to Protection of Environmentally...
Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: WorldThis speech was delivered at the Nansen Conference on Climate Change and Displacement on June 7, 2011 in Oslo, Norway.I would like to very much thank the...
View ArticleSouth Sudan: Aiding Stability: Improving Foreign Assistance in Fragile States
Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, WorldOn July 9, South Sudan not only became the world’s newest country, but its newest fragile state. In the...
View ArticleWorld: Benchmarking Against Progress: An Assessment of Australia's Aid...
Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: Australia, WorldINTRODUCTION Is Australia’s aid program effective? Measuring the effectiveness of aid is no easy feat. For a start, there is uncertainty about what...
View ArticleWorld: Beyond the Millennium Development Goals: Agreeing to a Post-2015...
Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: WorldAn MGO Working Paper Alex Evans and David Steven 24 AprilOn 6 September 2000, in the closing days of his administration, President Clinton welcomed the...
View ArticleWorld: Building Effective Teacher Salary Systems in Fragile and...
Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: WorldExecutive SummaryAn effective and efficient teacher salary system is one of the most important elements of a high quality education system in any country...
View ArticleWorld: Prioritizing Education in the Face of Natural Disasters
Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: WorldHurricane Sandy ravaged the East Coast of the U.S. this week, causing widespread damage and school closures. The effects of the storm are a powerful reminder...
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World: Water Challenges and Cooperative Response in the Middle East and North...
Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: Egypt, Iraq, Oman, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, World, YemenAbstract For thousands of years, managing water has been fundamental to the development of...
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World: Counting the poor - Methods, problems and solutions behind the $1.25 a...
Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: WorldIntroductionData play an important role in global efforts to end poverty. Data are relied on to determine the prevalence of poverty and its characteristics,...
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World: How Mobile Devices are Transforming Disaster Relief and Public Safety
Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: WorldIn recent years, mobile technology has expanded dramatically around the world. For a fourth consecutive year, global mobile data traffic has doubled; between...
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World: The United States and R2P: From Words to Action
Source: Brookings Institution, US Institute of PeaceCountry: Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Libya, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, United States of...
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World: A New Agenda for Education in Fragile States
Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: WorldOVERVIEWIn the 13 years since the dawn of the new millennium, significant progress has been made in addressing some of the world’s most important problems....
View ArticleWorld: Instead of Sending Soldiers, Send Teachers
Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: WorldIn war, dedicated teachers are on the front lines of the battle for hope and equality. Facing harrowing conditions, teachers are often unsupported in their...
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World: Meeting the demand for African-led, internationally supported peace...
Source: Brookings InstitutionCountry: WorldAs Africa’s position in the world continues to grow and evolve in 2014, the Brookings Africa Growth Initiative continues its tradition of asking its experts...
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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...
View ArticleWorld: 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...
View ArticleWorld: 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...
View ArticleWorld: 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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