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Realising rights for children - good practice in Eastern and Southern Africa
African Child Policy Forum, 2007This is a regional examination of the extent of harmonisation of national laws relating to children under the umbrella of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). This report reviews and analyses how far countries in Eastern and Southern African have gone in implementing the principles of the CRC, and how well they have built the recognition of children's rights into their legal systems.DocumentMinding the gaps: integrating poverty reduction strategies and budgets for domestic accountability
World Bank, 2007This study examines what challenges have arisen in countries where efforts have been made to integrate poverty reduction strategies (PRSs) with national budgets. It argues that both PRSs and national budgets offer scope for enhanced domestic accountability, but that fractures in planning and budgeting systems pose obstacles for donors and national governments.DocumentParliaments, politics and HIV/AIDS: A comparative study of five African countries
Institute for Democracy in South Africa, 2006This paper provides an assessment on the national parliaments of Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa use of their oversight function to inform and monitor national HIV and AIDS responses.Document“Keep your head down”: unprotected migrants in South Africa
Human Rights Watch, 2007This report documents the human rights abuses encountered by migrant workers in South Africa.DocumentShould donors give aid to developing country budgets?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007As donors seek to improve the effectiveness of aid, they have turned to delivering aid directly to developing country budgets. General budget support funds are used by recipient governments according to their own priorities. It is too early to tell, however, if this is more effective in reducing poverty than project or sectoral funding.DocumentPolitical parties in Africa: challenges for sustained multiparty democracy
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance / International IDEA, 2007This paper analyses the status of multiparty democracy in Africa, looking particularly at the role of political parties.DocumentTurning around fragile states
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Donor interest in fragile states has increased recently, partly due to the belief that extreme poverty, economic decline and violent conflict are linked to the rise in global terrorism. But donors need to understand better the factors that affect development in these countries if aid is to be more effective.DocumentManaging aid dependency project, donor coordination and good governance.
Global Economic Governance Programme, University College Oxford, 2006Donor coordination, and its more formal expression in the 'Harmonisation and Alignment' agenda, has been the focus of increasing attention in aid debates.DocumentHelping others, helping yourself
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006In African societies, poor people help each other. Self-help has a long tradition in southern African culture. But development processes often overlook indigenous philanthropy. How and why do poor people give each other support?DocumentThe costs of government ‘owned’ aid in Mozambique
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006Mozambique is one of the poorest countries and the largest recipients of foreign aid in Africa. It is also being seen as a successful example where aid had been harmonised, mostly through sector wide approaches and direct budget support. Reduced costs and increased government control are the aims of aid harmonisation.Pages