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Three key elements for bringing citizens to the center of democratic governance
By Stephen Rodriques, UNDP Resident Representative The observance of International Democracy Day on September 15, 2021, presents an occasion for…
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Online data reveals the legal terms people LEAST understand!
An online data platform has revealed over 20 legal terms that most people are either unsure of or do not…
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A Dose of Eurorealism
By Javier Solana MADRID – The narrative is becoming a trope: the United States and China are locked in a…
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A US-Russia Deal on Afghanistan?
BY DJOOMART OTORBAEV BISHKEK – During their June 16 Geneva summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly offered US President Joe…
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The Key to Global Climate Success
By Kemal Derviş WASHINGTON, DC – Recent advances in green technologies have made reaching net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050 not…
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Japan’s Quiet Olympics
TOKYO – On July 8, the Japanese government declared a state of emergency in Tokyo until August 22, owing to…
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Will Europe Rise to Biden’s Challenge?
BY SIGMAR GABRIEL BERLIN – US President Joe Biden has found his mission: to secure the West by strengthening its…
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Bringing government closer to the people, and enhancing service delivery to citizens.
12 July 2021; Monrovia, Liberia: Experience from across the world shows that decentralization, when properly implemented, is one of the…
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The Real Inflation Risk
CAMBRIDGE – With the annual inflation rate in the United States reaching 5% in May, economists and investors are right to be apprehensive about deficit spending,…
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How can Sustainability Challenges Drive Innovation?
Oxfam in Liberia Experiments with an Ideas Marketplace Oxfam in Liberia International development is big business. In 2020, Official Development…
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