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The technology is easily adaptable to the parboiling method currently used in Burkina Faso (with some modifications), reduces water use and cost […] View resource Briefing paper Pandemic Responses in the MENA Region: Lessons learned for an inclusive economic recovery 22/05/2023 3 documents 31 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Austerity COVID-19 Finance IMF Overview The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated existing inequalities and poor governance practices in the MENA region and had a disproportionate impact on the most vulnerable people. These persistent and structural issues also threaten a post-COVID inclusive recovery process. Austerity steers from institutions like the IMF risk further inequality and social exclusion, as evidenced by diverse and gendered […] View resource Briefing paper Threats to Human Rights Defenders: Six ways companies should respond 20/04/2023 2 documents 15 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Activism Human rights Human rights defenders Overview This paper details how companies should respond to the growing number of threats facing human rights defenders, offering six key recommendations. It offers a definition of human rights defenders, an introduction to the threats they face and an overview of the existing normative framework for the protection of defenders. While this paper is not a […] View resource Research report Does Aid to Domestic Revenue Mobilization Support Tax Fairness? A synthesis of Oxfam research 17/03/2023 2 documents 24 pages long Languages: English, French Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Donors Finance Taxation Overview Between 2017 and 2022, Oxfam examined aid to DRM from multiple donors provided to multiple low- and middle-income countries. This synthesis report seeks to draw lessons across these studies. The key issues examined include tradeoffs between efficiency and effectiveness in generating revenues on the one hand, and equity on the other; whether donors support direct […] View resource Briefing paper Speaking Up: The role of women in building peace in Yemen 08/03/2023 2 documents 21 pages long Languages: Arabic, English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Gender justice Leadership Women Overview This paper brings the voices of Yemeni women forward. Women were active in the 2011 protests, influencing political developments at key junctures. However, subsequent armed conflicts militarized the political environment and pushed forward a more limited religious agenda that saw more and more women systematically marginalized in the process. This paper outlines these major trends and […] View resource Discussion paper Price Interventions as a Part of Living Income Strategies: Lessons learned from piloting a price premium mechanism for basmati rice farmers in Pakistan 06/03/2023 1 documents 49 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Agriculture GRAISEA Living income Price intervention Rice Supply chains Overview Small-scale farmers produce many globally important products such as rice, cocoa, cotton and vanilla. Poverty is widespread among these farmers, and there is an urgent need to increase their incomes. A living income – what a household needs to afford a decent standard of living for all its members – is a human right. It […] View resource Research report Emergent Agency in a Time of COVID-19: Research report 28/02/2023 4 documents Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Civil society COVID-19 Emergency response Local communities Overview The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic was an unprecedented event in the modern era. Earlier studies demonstrated how ‘critical junctures’, which comprise major historical events and emergencies, often play an essential role in social change. This paper seeks to explore whether the COVID-19 pandemic would prove to be a similar pivotal moment, and what lessons […] View resource Briefing paper Emergent Agency in a Time of COVID-19: Key takeaways for donors, INGOs and the wider sector 28/02/2023 4 documents 10 pages long Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Civil society COVID-19 Emergency response Local communities Overview The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic was an unprecedented event in the modern era. Earlier studies demonstrated how ‘critical junctures’, which comprise major historical events and emergencies, often play an essential role in social change. This paper seeks to explore whether the COVID-19 pandemic would prove to be a similar pivotal moment, and what lessons […] View resource Research report Towards a Living Income for Cocoa Farmers in Ghana: Assessing companies’ efforts to date 14/02/2023 2 documents 64 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Agriculture Cocoa farmers Living income Supply chains Overview This report analyzes existing strategies and interventions implemented by cocoa and chocolate companies operating in Ghana to raise the income of cocoa farmers in their supply chains. It has two main aims: first, to complement companies’ learning efforts by pulling together and distilling lessons and insights from across the sector; and second, to strengthen transparency […] View resource Research report Investing Special Drawing Rights: Towards a fair economic recovery in the Middle East and North Africa 12/01/2023 2 documents 81 pages long Languages: Arabic, English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Finance IMF Policy Overview In 2021, the IMF issued and distributed $650bn worth of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study explores the unique characteristics of SDRs and provides an overview of the role of SDRs in the MENA region. Using four countries as case studies (Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon and Tunisia), it analyses how SDRs can […] View resource Posts navigation Prev page Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 … Page 62 Next page Spotted an error? Let us know