Efficient procurement procedures save time and money, opening up much needed fiscal space, yet modern public procurement can also serve as a tool for achieving broader socioeconomic policy change. Government purchasing decisions, including more strategic use of technology, can be used to maximize value for......
19 January, 2022
In our rapidly urbanizing world, mayors often see migrants as a burden to their city’s labor market and a threat to its development. Drawing on national household surveys and four secondary city case studies in Africa, this study finds that migrants, being younger, better educated......
19 January, 2022
The UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, on Tuesday appealed for $1.6 billion to support its lifesaving work this year amid acute regional crises and chronic funding shortfalls. ...
18 January, 2022Extra humanitarian funding is urgently needed to assist families caught between risky returns or dangerous journeys to an unwelcoming Europe....
18 January, 2022More than $138 million is needed to assist rural communities affected by extended drought in the Horn of Africa, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Monday, launching a comprehensive response plan for the region. ...
17 January, 2022In the world’s poorest and most dangerous places, the price of school closures is being seen in child labour, child soldiers, and lost futures....
17 January, 2022