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Evaluation de L’offre et des Besoins en Formation Professionnelle des Jeunes Dans la Region de L’extreme-Nord du Cameroun / Assessment of Vocational Training Needs and Opportunities for Youth in the Far North Region of Cameroon
Les Menaces Majeures Contre L’humanite en 2020: Une Synthèse du Rapport sur les Risques Catastrophiques Globaux 2020 de Global Challenges Foundation / Major Threats to Humanity in 2020: A Synthesis of the Global Challenges Foundation's Global Catastrophic
Victoire de Joe Biden à L'élection Présidentielle aux États-Unis: Une Nouvelle Ère Dans les Relations Internationales ? / Joe Biden's Victory in the US Presidential Election: A New Era in International Relations?
District Service Commissions in Uganda: Functionality, Pitfalls, and Recommendations for Action
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Positioning South Africa in 21st Century Global Nuclear Security Debates
South Africa’s domestic economic constraints provide it with an opportunity to be more innovative in how it engages diplomatically in global nuclear security debates. A greater reliance on alliances and partnerships is an important way to maintain its relevance in global affairs.
Building Blocks for Co-producing Climate Services
This brief provides decision-makers with practical information on how to use a co-production approach to achieve better informed development of climate services with relevance for African decision-makers.
The Impact of Indebtedness on Human Rights in Zimbabwe
Debt is a serious burden on states' ability to develop, let alone meet the demands and expectations of their citizens. Burdened by debt, Zimbabwe is increasingly unable to guarantee the rights of its citizens, thereby proving the symbiotic relationship between debt and development, and between debt and human rights.
Life Stories: Learning from Kismayo
'Life Stories' is a set of deep, introspective narratives provided by six of the individual women that took part in a research process that examined the gendered dynamics of inter-clan conflict in Kismayo, Somalia, and in particular the role of women in processes of violence and peace.