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Violence Against Christians in Congo Reaches Unprecedented Levels: MEP György Hölvényi Demands Accountability

At Tuesday’s session of the European Parliament, MEPs raised serious concerns over the escalating violence against Christians in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In a powerful speech, KDNP MEP György Hölvényi condemned the ongoing attacks, pointing out that the problem is not new. He argued that the Kinshasa government has, for decades, failed to guarantee the safety of its citizens. “The…

Violence Against Christians in Congo Reaches Unprecedented Levels: MEP György Hölvényi Demands Accountability

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How international law significantly changed its scope and depth over the past decades.

This chapter introduces the role of international law in development. It explains that international law and the rule of law are the foundations of the international system, where the rules are essential preconditions for lasting peace, security, economic development, and social progress. The sustainable development goals (SDGs) and social and environmental frameworks of key institutions determine the degree of influence international law has within development. The chapter considers how international law significantly changed its scope and depth over the past decades. It clarifies that SDGs are not legally binding, but they are soft laws intended to change behaviours through implementation in policies and activities and increase international trade.

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Book Review: Aid’s implementariat: national and invisible

The #book highlights how #international #development #industry underappreciates #social and #relational #work, emphasising instead the #bureaucratic #rationalisms of #corporate #plans, #outputs and #outcomes, #indicators and #logic #matrixes

Gordon Peake The book’s subtitle ‘The Invisible Labor of International Development’ has a dual meaning. It both reflects that this class of workers is rarely seen and also that much of their work is itself unnoticed and underappreciated. Donor officials are prominent in the performative ‘front-stage’ of aid, cutting ribbons at school openings, launching corporate plans or signing another…

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It’s not really a surprise that development policy makers are as likely to fall in cognitive traps as the rest of us. This list of things to double check you’ve thought about before making a decision could be easily adapted for lots of us.

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Whither aid? Perspectives from developing countries

Whither #aid? Perspectives from #developing #countries

Jonathan Pickering, Robin Davies and Annalisa Prizzon A new special issue of the journal Development Policy Review gathers ‘consumer’ perspectives on international development assistance—where the consumers in this case are mainly senior officials within developing country governments.

Development co-operation has changed rapidly in recent years. Developing countries have entered an ‘age of…

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Vanuatu Fourth Happiest On The Planet

Pasifik.news - By Adam Boland - July 21, 2016 Vanuatu has been named the happiest country in the Asia Pacific region and fourth happiest in the world. Australia didn’t even make the world’s top 100 while New Zealand came in at position 38. The Happy Place Index measures life expectancy, human wellbeing and damage done […] from WordPress http://ift.tt/2a3g0Lk via IFTTT

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