Despite the fact that women comprise half the world’s population, gender inequality persists worldwide, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Beyond gender-based violence, this inequality manifests in various ways: from unequal control over resources, to unequal distribution of household duties, to legal or cultural constraints on women’s socio-economic mobility. So argue Dr. Micheline Goedhuys and Prof. Eleonora Nillesen in a new policy brief. Achieving gender equality is important i...
Ahead of World Day Against Child Labour, a new policy brief by Prof. Franziska Gassman and Eszter Timar weighs up the costs of child poverty in the Balkans. The brief covers deprivation in terms of education, health, and social mobility, before laying out the potential of social protection in building resilence and fostering development. Set against recent case studies from around the world, including Cambodia and Uganda, the brief gives policy recommendations on various critical issues includin...
Do migration partnerships improve policy and institutional coherence? Do they help countries to promote the positive effects that migration can have while addressing its challenges constructively? Do they reflect an even balance of power between partner countries? Are they a potential model for bilateral cooperation on migration? These were some of the questions explored in a recent evaluation of the Swiss migration partnerships by researchers at UNU-MERIT and its School of Governance. The findi...
International migration is frequently discussed in terms of development. We often hear that there are some 214 million international migrants, and that one in seven people is a migrant when internal mobility is included. According to the World Bank, these migrants will send more than half a billion US dollars in remittances this year, the lion’s share going to developing countries. Yet beyond the numbers lies a complex and messy reality, one that calls for urgent policy responses at all levels o...