I had the good fortune of arriving in New Zealand just as the election season was gathering pace. The formation of a new government in October 2017 led by Labour’s Jacinda Ardern in coalition with New Zealand First and with the support of the Greens ushered in an era...
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Emergencies in Kenya: Gaps in Gender Mainstreaming
Gender mainstreaming is a vital precondition of gender equality. Early Childhood Development in Emergencies (ECDiE)1 programming requires an approach that ensures that girls and boys have equal access to services across all developmental areas and are empowered...
GSM : 3 lettres d’une norme ‘Born in Europe’
Nous avons tous un smartphone, ou au moins un téléphone mobile fonctionnant avec la norme GSM dite 2G, socle de la 3G, 4G et 5G. Sans ce système, votre smartphone ne pourrait plus émettre et recevoir d’appels, et ne pourrait plus envoyer/recevoir de data ; il ne...
A Just Transition to a Canadian Green Economy
Jeremy Rifkin, an American economic and social theorist, shared a compelling vision of the future in the green digital economy at the University of Toronto on November 19th. He is the main architect of Smart Europe, the European Union’s long-term economic vision and...
Partenariat public privé : la Suisse soutient une dynamique locale au Burkina Faso
Qu’est-ce que le partenariat public privé (PPP) ? Il s’agit de toute forme d’association du secteur public et du secteur privé, destinée à mettre en œuvre tout ou partie d’un service public. Son principe de base est une relation de coopération gagnant-gagnant qui...
Bridging Humanitarian Action With Development
It may seem as if the world is falling apart, as crises pile up and disease spreads. This assertion of the former United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (opening of the 71st General Assembly - 24 September 2014) raises a fundamental question: how to reduce the...
Climate Change Emergency: The Required Shift to Renewable Energy and Improvement of Energy Efficiency
Climate change is a serious concern, its impacts are having consequences on people’s lives and disrupting economies. However, the affordable, scalable solutions to leapfrog to cleaner and more resilient economies are available now. Accelerating the shift to renewable...
Contribuciones de los hombres en la equidad de género y el desarrollo
Todo proceso reflexivo sobre masculinidades debería partir del reconocimiento de la corresponsabilidad de los hombres en la reproducción de relaciones de desigualdad basadas en el género, también reconocer los diferentes roles y estereotipos asignados a hombres y a...
How can Do Tanks support SDGs?
Peace and prosperity for people and our planet until 2030: This is the vision of 193 United Nations Member states who adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015. The agenda with 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represents a new global...
Is the Paris Agreement adequate for the climate emergency?
Celebrated as one of the greatest successes in multilateral negotiations, the Paris Agreement was adopted in 2015, entered into force in 2016 and adopted rules and modalities for its implementation in 2018. The agreement is expected to be fully operational in 2020,...
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