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Yemen's shattered food economy and its desperate toll on women
The Geneva pledging conference must unlock financial and political commitments to meet the dire humanitarian needs, support the withering economy and pave the way for peace.
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Public good or private wealth?
Universal health, education and other public services reduce the gap between rich and poor, and between women and men. Fairer taxation of the wealthiest can help pay for them.
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A Collective Responsibility: Delivering safe, effective and principled humanitarian assistance in South Sudan
For over five years, South Sudan has been locked in a year-on-year worsening humanitarian crisis due to prolonged conflict. Throughout this time, the humanitarian community has been on the ground, determined to reach the growing number of people in need despite a persistently challenging and dangerous operating environment.
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Yemen’s civilians face death and a crushing siege as fighting expands to the city of Hudaydah and its main roads
The Saudi and UAE-led Coalition has intensified its assault towards Hudaydah’s city and port, with already devastating consequences for civilians. Despite their assertions, international actors should not believe that this can go on without disproportionate harm to civilians, or with any confidence that it will bring Yemen’s conflict to an end.
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One Year On: Time to put women and girls at the heart of the Rohingya response
Beginning on August 25, 2017, over 700,000 Rohingya refugees fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh seeking safety and lifesaving assistance. While safe from the violence they were subjected to in Myanmar, Rohingya women continue to face huge protection risks and challenges in Bangladesh.
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Doubling Down on DRM: Are we making the right bets?
Education, health, sanitation, infrastructure and other critical public services are severely underfunded in many countries each year. A major reason for this shortfall is weak collection of tax and non-tax revenues – also known as Domestic Revenue Mobilization (DRM). In 2015, developing country governments and international donors made three political commitments to strengthen DRM, as part of the Addis Tax Initiative (ATI). This report assesses the donor “track record” since ATI commitments were made in 2015. We find that donors are not on track to meet their commitment to double support for DRM, and that there is too little consideration of equity, gender and country ownership in DRM interventions.
