Southern Voice Blog
More health research means more lives saved
by Ama Pokuaa Fenny, PhD and ISSER Research Fellow, University of Ghana. Health research needs to include partnerships across different sectors and involve diverse stakeholders. Only then will it have
The Elephant in the Room: Radicalisation in sub-Saharan Africa & Possible Remedies
Precious Chukwuemelie Akanonu is a Research Associate at the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa, Nigeria – a member organisation of the Southern Voice network. She
Ecuador: Dialogue and Evidence for the success of the Agenda 2030
The initiative ODS Territorio Ecuador contributes to the implementation of the SDGs through the generation of participatory and multi-sector dialogue spaces, citizen observatories and a capacity building programme focused
Transforming rural settlements, industries and the informal economy to eradicate poverty in Africa
Southern Voice’s network member Donald Mmari, Executive Director of REPOA shares African perspectives on SDG 1: Ending poverty in all its forms. In Africa, economic growth is not a good
Bolivia’s Patriotic Agenda is more ambitious than the SDGs
Southern Voice’s network member Lykke E. Andersen, Director of Research at the Institute for Advanced Development Studies (INESAD) sums up and shares Bolivia’s SDG experiences to date. Q. What
Analysing Results Frameworks: What is Missing? – Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya
Originally posted in effectivecooperation.org on 11 November, 2016 Analysing Results Frameworks: What is Missing? By Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya Chair, Southern Voice on Post-MDG International Development Goals and Distinguished Fellow, Centre for
Translating Commitments into Actions
On behalf of Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Ms Saadiya Razzaq highlighted the commitments of SDPI for SDGs data in Pakistan in her speech at the UNGA Side event on
Starting Strong Together : An Asian regional dialogue on SDGs
By Ishita Islam Ms Ishita Islam from BRAC attended the SV-ODI Regional Dialogue “Starting Strong – the first 1000 days of the SDGs – Asian regional dialogue” in Sri Lanka
Data for Development: Rhetoric and Reality
Originally posted on the ECHELON on September 21, 2016 THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA HAS ENDORSED THE UN’S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS, BUT DO WE HAVE ENOUGH DATA TO MEASURE HOW
Measuring the SDGs – A dialogue on unpacking the data revolution at country level
Karin Fernando and Krishan Siriwardhana of the Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA), Sri Lanka share their views in this blog on the data revolution and its impact on the SDGs.
