School education is held up as an ‘escape route from poverty’. Millions of poor children and families are buying into this promise and often investing scarce resources in going to school, in the hope that it will lead to a better life. This paper looks at children’s unequal trajectories from early childhood through to the time they leave school, examining how various factors ...» more
Library
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.
Gendered Impacts of Globalization: Employment and Social Protection
The last three decades have seen remarkable changes in economic structures and policies both within and across countries, loosely captured by the term globalization. This paper reviews evidence on how key aspects of globalization processes have impacted the real economy, in terms of employment and social conditions of work for women and men across a wide range of ...» more
2012 Education for All Global Monitoring Report
The 2012 Education for All Global Monitoring Report examines how skills development programmes can be improved to boost young people’s opportunities for decent jobs and better lives. This report evaluates progress towards the six education for all (EFA) goals, and shows that progress towards many of the goals is slowing down.Most EFA goals are unlikely to be met by 2015. ...» more
Born Equal: How reducing inequality could give our children a better future
This report looks at how, despite major strides made towards poverty reduction and towards achieving the millennium development goals (MDGs), increasing inequality in many countries in the last two decades has hampered greater progress. It outlines how some countries – through proven policies and interventions – have managed to reduce gross inequalities and deliver better ...» more
United Nations Guidance for Effective Mediation
Mediation is one of the most effective methods of preventing, managing and resolving conflicts. To be effective, however, a mediation process requires more than the appointment of a high-profile individual to act as a third party. Antagonists often need to be persuaded of the merits of mediation, and peace processes must be well-supported politically, technically and ...» more