– A synthesis of three systematic reviews of aid to Afghanistan, Mali, and South Sudan, 2008–21
Christoph Zürcher - UNU-WIDER, 2022 - Helsinki, Finland
This working paper provides a summary of three systematic reviews on the effectiveness of aid in Afghanistan, Mali, and South Sudan between 2008 and 2021. These three countries, like all other highly fragile countries, suffer from bad governance, lack of capacity, and violence.
The systematic...
The tragedy for the Afghan people of the Taliban re-taking control of the country in August 2021 is the denouement of a process 20 years in the making. The sudden collapse of the Afghan government and the national security forces over the course of a few days is not a “surprise” to...
Catherine Gladwell - UNU-WIDER, 2018 - Helsinki, Finland
Education is my freedom ... if I have my education, everything is still possible for me in the future.
Mohammed grinned, and looked down at his newly acquired university student card. He’d just enrolled for his first term at university as the beneficiary of a scholarship for asylum-...
Catherine Gladwell, Jennie Thomas, Georgina Chetwynd, Saliha Majeed, Carolyn Burke, Victoria Stubbs, Seemin Zahid - UNU-WIDER, 2018 - Helsinki, Finland
Unprecedented numbers of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children have arrived in Europe over the last decade, and young Afghans account for the highest proportion of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children across the UK. Despite research exploring the experiences of child refugees and asylum seekers...
Carl Stempel, Qais Alemi - UNU-WIDER, 2018 - Helsinki, Finland
Using 1990 5% Census and American Community Survey data, we examine the economic integration of Afghan refugees to the US, focusing on employment rates and income levels. First-wave Afghan refugees (those arriving 1980–90) have made significant income and employment gains, while poverty...
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Development assistance to fragile states and conflict-affected...
Rachel M. Gisselquist - UNU-WIDER, 2017 - Helsinki, Finland
Development assistance to fragile states and conflict-affected areas is a core component of peacebuilding. It includes support for the restoration of core government functions, delivery of basic services, the rule of law, and economic revitalization. Yet, while aid has been among the largest...
Rachel M. Gisselquist - International Peacekeeping, 2015 - London, United Kingdom
Development assistance to fragile states and conflict-affected areas can be a core component of peacebuilding, providing support for the restoration of government functions, delivery of basic services, the rule of law and economic revitalization. Despite a wealth of research, however, significant...
The National Solidarity Programme (NSP) serves as a success story that has improved many Afghan lives and laid the groundwork for potential longer-term development.
The NSP had a positive effect on access to drinking water and electricity, acceptance of democratic processes...
Tony Addison - UNU-WIDER, 2013 - Helsinki, Finland
31 October 2013
Tony Addison
October finds Angle in New York, for our event on ‘Fragility and Aid–What Works?’ at the Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN. Just before that we were in Copenhagen for the ReCom results meeting on ‘Challenges in Fragility and...
Japan’s post-war liberalizing reforms were a success. This was partly due to the fact that US occupation preserved the strength of national institutions and made effective use of their capacity.
Improvement in the scope of the state and the strength of Afghan...
Roger Williamson - UNU-WIDER, 2013 - Helsinki, Finland
30 October 2013
Roger Williamson
The UNU-WIDER meeting held last week in New York on the topic of fragility and aid argued forcefully that you cannot ‘fix’ failed states as you would a broken window. Drawing on over 80 papers from the governance and fragility theme of the ReCom...