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Alternative Paths for Yemen up to 2030 A CGE-Based Simulation Analysis



[ © World Bank Group ]

 Over nine years of violence and conflict have profoundly altered the Republic of Yemen’s economy. The war has shattered the country’s already fragile socioeconomic equilibria, affecting nearly every facet of life. Since the onset of the conflict, economic diagnostics have focused on descriptions of the deteriorating macro-fiscal and poverty conditions, lack of food security, and loss of capital accumulation.  

Reading Of The Week: 2023 West Africa organised crime resilience framework



[ © Global Initiative ]

 West Africa is one of the world’s most vibrant and diverse regions; home to over 400 million people, around 1 200 languages and many different religious and ethnic identities. The region’s economic growth since the turn of the century has been impressive, resulting in a significant reduction in absolute levels of poverty. Nevertheless, with rampant insecurity at the hands of violent extremists, armed groups and criminal bandits, political instability, limited economic opportunities for the region’s burgeoning youth population and the worsening impact of climate change, West Africa faces many complex challenges.  

Country Focus Report 2023 - Tunisia - Mobilizing Private Sector Financing for Climate and Green Growth



[ © African Development Bank Group ]

  The financing resources that are needed to face adaptation and mitigation to climate change in Tunisia are enormous. Tunisia’s climate finance gap is estimated at US$ 1.72 billion annually, which represents 3.5 percent of the countrys GDP. Under current trends, public and multilateral sources alone will not be sufficient to close this gap.  

Africas youth: More educated, less employed, still unheard in policy and development



[ © AFRO barometer ]

 The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the African Union’s Agenda 2063 emphasize the vital role of young people in catalysing sustainable and transformative governance and development in Africa (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, 2017).  

Addressing Gender-Based Violence To Accelerate Gender Equality



[ © World Bank Group ]

 Gender based violence (GBV) is a global epidemic. Deeply rooted in unequal power relations, GBV remains the most oppressive manifestation of gender inequality. It is most often perpetrated against women and girls. GBV comes in many forms, but intimate partner violence (IPV) and non-partner sexual violence remain especially pervasive across economies, cultures, ethnicities, socio-economic groups, and age groups.  

Progress 2023 Periodic Global Report on the State of Solutions to Internal Displacement



[ © Relief Web ]

 Collective efforts and coordinated action to find solutions to the 70+ million internally displaced globally is urgent. PROGRESS analyses data, amplifies voices and experiences of IDPs, returnees and host communities, and asks new questions to find solutions to prolonged internal displacement.  

Cybercrime Treaty Summary of the GI-TOC's key positions



[ © Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime ]

 From 21 August to 1 September 2023, delegates debated a zero draft of the United Nations Treaty on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes, or more succinctly referred to as the ‘cybercrime treaty’, at a UN session in New York.  

In the eye of the storm: The battle over fossil fuels at COP28



[ © Middle East Institute ]

 As the existential threat of climate change continues to intensify, the future of fossil fuels has been thrust into the international spotlight. Reducing hydrocarbon production and consumption, known as fossil fuel phase down, has gained traction in international climate talks during the last two years amid warnings that the window to avoid catastrophic warming is closing quickly.  

The closer Israel gets to destroying Hamas, the more likely war with Hezbollah becomes



[ © Chatham House ]

 So when Hassan Nasrallah, the head of the Lebanese Hezbollah and the most powerful non-state actor in the world, says that he doesn’t wish to broaden the war in Gaza to help his Palestinian ally Hamas, the region should breathe a sigh of relief – because his words matter.  

Reading of the Week: How to Achieve African Digital Sovereignty



[ © The South African Institute of International Affairs ]

 India’s G20 presidency spotlighted the pivotal role of digital public infrastructure in fostering sustainable and inclusive development. Such a network is crucial for Africa’s rapidly expanding digital landscape. Yet without strategic actions the continent risks succumbing to a new type of resource curse — the digital one.  

Drones as weapons. Africa needs better data to anticipate risk



[ © Institute for Security Studies ]

 In October this year, Africa’s air force chiefs of staff and air force industry representatives gathered in Senegal. They agreed the continent urgently needed to develop sophisticated air defences in response to a growing threat – the proliferation of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones.  

Working Conditions in the Paid Care Economy in Egypt. Improvement or Deterioration?



[ © Economic Research Forum ]

 The paid care economy plays a crucial role in employing women. This sector also acts as a mechanism to reduce care work within households, which disproportionately affects women. This paper examines the evolution of the paid care economy in Egypt, over the period 2009-2021, drawing on three different data sources to assess trends in employment and working conditions.