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Migration and Forced Displacement: Ensuring Continuity of Protection and Education
Engaging Description Migration and forced displacement deprive millions of children of stability, protection and continuous access to education. Ensur...
The Persistent Exclusion of Women, Youth and Rural Populations from the Formal Economy Reduces the Overall Potential for Inclusive Growth
Persistent Marginalization and Loss of Economic Potential The exclusion of women, young people and rural populations represents a major obstacle to ec...
Urban Poverty in Southeast Asia: Urban Dynamics, Internal Migrants and Economic Inclusion
Engaging Description Rapid urbanization in Southeast Asia is creating new economic hubs while simultaneously generating increasingly visible forms of ...
Water Stress and Climate Change: Understanding New Global Vulnerabilities
Engaging Description Water stress is intensifying under the effects of climate change, turning access to water into a major geopolitical, health and e...
Opportunity Costs and Budgetary Trade-offs: The Risks of Investments Misaligned with People’s Real Needs
Compelling Description This article examines how budgetary trade-offs and opportunity costs can lead to public investments that are poorly aligned wit...
Vulnerable Countries Bear the Cost of Climate Change Without Adequate Support
Introduction The climate crisis does not affect all countries equally. While industrialized countries have financial, technological and institutional ...