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Engaging stakeholders to increase safety in public transportation in El Salvador
by Margarita Beneke de Sanfeliú (with inputs from Mario Chávez and Marjorie de Trigueros) In this blog for Southern Voice the Fundación Salvadoreña para el Desarrollo Económico y Social (FUSADES)
Achieving quality education for all in Nigeria
By Onome Oraka, Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA) Quality education is a crucial tool for improving the prospects of higher income levels for individuals, and
Rethinking the future of development effectiveness
Southern Voice is planning a programme to produce new knowledge, opportunities for diverse dialogues and agreements, on the future of development effectiveness. Southern Voice will approach the question of the
Young Lives Study in Peru: The Story of Two Generations of Children
By Alan Sánchez, GRADE Young Lives is a longitudinal study that follows the livelihoods of two cohorts of children born between 1990s and 2000s. After tracking 2,750 children for 15
What is the new UN technology bank for?
Interview with Ms Bitrina Diyamett, founding/executive director of the Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Research Organization (STIPRO), Tanzania The United Nations recently established a “technology bank” (TB) for least-developed countries
From Planning to Implementation: Raising Awareness on the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Sri Lanka
By Yolanthika Ellepola, Research Assistant at Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, IPS This blog post discusses a component vital for the success of the Sustainable Goals (SDGs) in
Sri Lanka’s Sustainable Development Act: Improving Institutional Coherence for SDGs
by Dr Ganga Tilakaratna & Chinthani Sooriyamudali, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) Improving institutional coherence is key to delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Sri Lanka’s
Register for HLPF Side Event on South-South Cooperation, 13 July 2018
South-South cooperation (SSC) has grown in quantum and geographic reach, through a diversity of approaches, modalities and instruments, constituting an important complementary source of financing and partnerships for sustainable development.
Six country studies are part of the State of the SDGs Initiative
The Southern Voice Secretariat is pleased to announce the six research projects chosen for the first “Southern Voice on the State of the Sustainable Development Goals” report. The selected proposals
South-South Cooperation: Does it listen to the people who receive its aid?
by Farida Tchaitchian Bena (re-publication from kiliza.org) This year marks my twentieth anniversary of working in the humanitarian and development sector. It is obviously a time for reflection, not just
