,p>This evaluation assesses: (a) the relevance and consistency of the Bank’s strategic and operational framework for fostering regional integration; and (b) the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of the Bank’s multinational operations (MOs). It discusses the key factors of performance for MOs, the Bank’s organisational effectiveness, and it makes ...» more
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This e-library contains more than 4500 external publications on governance, social development, conflict and humanitarian issues. It includes academic and grey literature selected for its basis in good quality research and coverage of a range of perspectives. Policy-oriented summaries of each document are provided, plus links to the full text.
Trade and Gender: Advances in the Process of Gender Mainstreaming in Trade Operations
This technical note presents the work done under the Trade and Gender Initiative led by the Integration and Trade Sector (INT) of the Inter American Development Bank. The technical note emphasizes the process of incorporating a gender perspective into trade operations conducted by the Bank and in knowledge generation in the trade and gender area. INT’s work in the trade and ...» more
Region Level Evaluation. Caribbean Region. Final Report. Volume I: Main Report
This report presents the findings of the 2011 Regional Level Evaluation of the Commission of the European Union’s cooperation with the Caribbean Region. The evaluation was carried out to provide meaningful feedback to the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS), but also to the general public, on the results achieved by the Commission’s co-operation ...» more
Making public sector reforms work : political and economic contexts, incentives, and strategies
Supporting effective public sector reform is a major challenge that the World Bank and other agencies and stakeholders have been grappling with. It is increasingly recognized that political economy factors play a crucial role. However, beyond this broad proposition, specific questions arise: What country contexts are more/less propitious for public sector reforms and what ...» more
A Congolese community-based health program for survivors of sexual violence. Conflict and Health
Many survivors of gender based violence (GBV) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) report barriers to access health services including, distance, cost, lack of trained providers and fear of stigma. In 2004, Foundation RamaLevina (FORAL), a Congolese health and social non-governmental organization, started a mobile health program for vulnerable women and men to address the ...» more