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"Human Security"
April 2013
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Apr 2013
Making Jobs Good
Author: John Schmitt, Janelle Jones
Publisher:
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This report evaluates the likely impact of policies that seek to address job quality in the US economy.
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March 2013
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21 Mar 2013
The Security Sector in Yemen
Author: Holger Albrecht
Publisher:
United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
A new survey by the Yemen Polling Center reveals that the state’s security establishment remains ineffective in cities and largely absent in rural areas.
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14 Mar 2013
The Politics of Aid
Author: John Holmes
Publisher:
Chatham House
This is a transcript of a discussion on aid with John Holmes, Director of The Ditchley Foundation and former UN Emergency Relief Coordinator.
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Mar 2013
The UN Minamata Convention on Mercury
Author: Nils Simon
Publisher:
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
The result of the UN mercury convention is a compromise that falls somewhat short of European expectations in terms of two of the most significant sources of emissions, but which establishes clear targets in other areas.
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Mar 2013
Advancing the UN’s Women, Peace and Security Agenda
Author: Rob Jenkins
Publisher:
Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
In this brief the author examines the UN’s primary roadmap for operationalizing its women, peace and security agenda: the 2010 Seven-Point Action Plan on Gender-Responsive Peacebuilding.
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Mar 2013
Scenarios for the Agricultural Sector in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean
Author: Saad Belghazi
Publisher:
Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
This paper builds predictive scenarios for the agricultural sector of eleven southern and eastern Mediterranean countries (SEMCs), namely Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey.
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Mar 2013
The Moral Imperative toward Cost-Effectiveness in Global Health
Author: Toby Ord
Publisher:
Center for Global Development (CGD)
This essay discusses the importance of cost-effectiveness in global health services.
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Mar 2013
National Implementation of the UN Security Council's Women, Peace and Security Resolutions
Author: Aisling Swaine
Publisher:
Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
This policy brief looks at challenges in implementing the UNSC women, peace and security resolutions.
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Mar 2013
UNSCR 1325: The Challenges of Framing Women's Rights as a Security Matter
Author: Natalie Florea Hudson
Publisher:
Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
This policy brief analyzes UNSCR 1325 and unpacks conceptual challenges inherent in framing women's rights and gender equality as security issues.
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Mar 2013
Women, Peace and Security
Author: Nicola Pratt, Sophie Richter-Devroe
Publisher:
Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
This policy brief looks at the UN women, peace and security (WPS) agenda.
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