Policy Forum has released a simplified version of the national budget for the financial year 2010/11 as part of its objective towards encouraging active citizens' voice through the popularisation of government documents. Policy Forum believes and making budgetary information more accessible to the…

Cutting-edge research should be the hallmark of the EU Framework Programmes. From conception, throughout their lifespan and in their conclusions they have the potential to provide answers to many of the challenges faced by our societies. Research in the socio-economic sciences and humanities…

In the Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2010, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) argues that, although some developed countries were beginning to show signs of economic recovery, many developing countries now have to deal with the aftershock…

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is the World Bank's private sector lending division. Following the Bank's recent revision of its information disclosure policy, the IFC invited comments from interested stakeholders on its review of its Performance Standards on Social and Environmental Sustainability…

Electricity Governance Initiative in South Africa has released a groundbreaking report, “The Governance of Power: Shedding Light on the Electricity Sector in South Africa.” The report, coordinated by Idasa, contains hard-hitting analysis of the governance challenges facing key national institutions,…

ANSA Africa was launched in 2007 at its first stakeholder conference. Since then, the network has grown quickly, and today comprises over 2,300 members from 39 countries across the continent.

This years' budget was prepared at a time when the country had received adequate rains and against a backdrop of political stability and an economy that had showed signs of recovery.

(Maputo) A descoberta, por parte da companhia norte-americana Anadarko Petroleum Corp, de sinais de presença de petróleo na Bacia do Rovuma, anunciada pela Ministra dos Recursos Minerais, Esperança Bias, é uma notícia que acende luz no fundo do túnel dos esforços colectivos da luta…

What sort of MPs do people prefer? Do members of political parties value MPs who have been active in Parliament, who have made vocal contributions and asked critical questions? Do voters care about how much their MPs have held the executive to account on the floor of the Bunge?

Democracies are premised on the idea that citizens can hold their leaders accountable for their actions... However, in order for this ideal to be realised, citizens must possess a minimum amount of information about their leaders' performance.

Community-based monitoring is a part of National Rural Health Mission but it is not taking place. Lack of delivery of services at the Primary Health Centres has become the reason for apathy among villagers towards the PHCs. Meanwhile, the business of quacks is on rise. People with any serious disease…

On the Theme of the Summit: “Maternal, infant and child Health and Development in Africa” adopted actions to be undertaken in various Member State, in particular the actions aimed at attaining the MDGs 4, 5 and 6, including the launching of CARMMA, mobilisation of adequate resources for integrated…

O trabalho de campo, da Iniciativa de Monitoria da Governação Local, nos 6 distritos abrangidos, concluiu que, até ao momento, os governos distritais ainda não realizam sequer metade das actividades inscritas nos PESOD

One year ago in Libya, 53 Heads of States agreed to ratify and accede to all OAU and AU treaties by July 2010. They further called on African Union organs to assist with advocacy and sensitisation of African Governments. The decision is in line with Article 4.1(b) of the Rules of Procedures of the…

L’AfCoP-GRD vient de publier son premier recueil. Intitulé Gestion axée sur les résultats de développement: Regards sur l'Afrique, il incarne l'engagement des 1200 membres de l’AfCoP qui s'efforcent de rendre leurs organisations plus orientés vers la performance.

The AfCoP-MfDR has just released its first Casebook. Titled Managing for Development Results: A Focus on Africa, it embodies the commitment of the 1,200 AfCoP members who are striving to make their organizations more performance-oriented.

The abolition of school fees especially at the basic education level has been adopted by many countries as one of the key policy interventions for influencing education outcomes. In 2004, Ghana adopted a school fees abolition policy, the Capitation Grant (CG), to spur the attainment of universal access…

This is a challenging time for Africa. The combined effects of the global economic crisis, the need for equitable allocation of natural resource assets, and the ever-changing balance of influence and power between the developed and developing worlds are requiring African countries to re-evaluate their…

In recent years the Honduran municipality of Puerto Cortés has received significant attention for managing its own water and sanitation sectors. National reforms made this possible.

Gender-Responsive Budgeting (GRB) has become an internationally acknowledged tool for supporting implementation of commitments towards achieving gender equality and the realization of women's rights. UNIFEM contributes extensively to building interest, capacity and commitment to incorporate a gender…