Modern European democracies cannot function without truly independent judiciaries. Poland’s authorities should take further steps to restore full independence of the judiciary and act to resolve discord and deadlock that continue to affect the functioning and the credibility of some of the judicial institutions. Judges and prosecutors must be shielded from undue pressure. More...
08 avril 2019
Poland should restore necessary guarantees for independence of judges and prosecutors, prevent regression on women’s rights
Anti-torture Committee urges effective investigations into allegations of torture in North Caucasus
The Council of Europe’s anti-torture Committee (the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture - CPT) has today issued a public statement on the Russian Federation urging the Russian authorities to take decisive action to eradicate the phenomenon of ill-treatment by law enforcement officials in the Chechen Republic and elsewhere in the North Caucasian region of the Russian Federation, including through the conduct of effective investigations whenever relevant information comes to light. More...
Les cadres et leur rapport au travail et à la mobilité professionnelle
L'Apec a publié une étude dont l'objectif principal est d'appréhender leur perception du travail aujourd’hui et le lien entre cette dernière et leur propension à la mobilité professionnelle. Plus...
Retour sur le Restaurant éphémère du 4 avril 2019 à La Teste-de-Buch
L’objet du "Restaurant Ephémère" est simple : créer les conditions réelles d’une salle de restaurant sur le temps d’un déjeuner pour favoriser la rencontre entre des demandeurs d’emploi et recruteurs du secteur de la restauration et de l’hôtellerie. Plus...
What will it take for universal social protection to avoid the gender inequality trap?
Many very relevant things have been said about the adverse impact of gender-blind social protection systems on gender equality. Yet, at a time when many countries are embracing universal social protection, more clarity is needed on who amongst potential beneficiaries are most at risk of falling into the gender inequality trap. More...
Innovation Driving the City
Innovation and technology currently play an increasing role in developing the urban city by tackling multiple challenges. Many cities in the ASEAN region have set-up urban development strategies by creating an innovation ecosystem to elevate the area’s economy and investment, reaching a global level. More...
Why you should care about unpaid care work
The way we currently measure our economies ignores a large portion of work that affects all of us. Most of this work is done by women and girls for free, every day. Around the world, they are responsible for 75% of unpaid care and domestic work in our homes and communities. More...
The Future of Development Co-operation: Not the end, just the beginning of a new era?
Yesterday’s blog listed five areas of change related to global poverty and economic development in developing countries. What do these changes mean for development co-operation. More...
5 facts about global poverty that may surprise you
This blog is the first of two. Part one outlines five facts about global poverty and economic development in the developing world and discusses how the nature of development is changing. Part two, which will post tomorrow, will consider the implications of these changes for future development co-operation. More...
Social protection systems that work for women’s rights
Gender-responsive social protection systems have been very effective in mitigating the inequalities generated by markets. Take the case of work-related benefits, such as maternity and parental leave and sickness and unemployment benefits. More...
