A New Edition of the "International Red Cross Handbook"
In: International review of the Red Cross: humanitarian debate, law, policy, action, Volume 11, Issue 128, p. 626-628
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In: International review of the Red Cross: humanitarian debate, law, policy, action, Volume 11, Issue 128, p. 626-628
ISSN: 1607-5889
In: International review of the Red Cross: humanitarian debate, law, policy, action, Volume 10, Issue 113, p. 468-471
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In: International review of the Red Cross: humanitarian debate, law, policy, action, Volume 9, Issue 99, p. 335-336
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In: International review of the Red Cross: humanitarian debate, law, policy, action, Volume 5, Issue 56, p. 614-614
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In: International review of the Red Cross: humanitarian debate, law, policy, action, Volume 5, Issue 50, p. 259-260
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In: International review of the Red Cross: humanitarian debate, law, policy, action, Volume 4, Issue 42, p. 475-476
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Mr. Léopold Boissier has expressed the desire to be relieved of his functions as President, which he has exercised for nine years.
In: International review of the Red Cross: humanitarian debate, law, policy, action, Volume 3, Issue 28, p. 362-364
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Messages continue to flow into the ICRC on the occasion of the Centenary of the Red Cross. Following those which were sent by the National Societies, we are publishing below some messages and addresses which have been sent by institutions of various countries:World Medical AssociationL'Association médicale mondiale désire présenter an Mouvemeni de la Croix-Rouge, par votre intermédiate, ses congratulations pour cent années de magnifiques services à I'humanite. Elle rend hommage, ainsi, à la mémoir e de son fondateur et l'initiateur de la Convention de Genève, Jean-Henry Dunant.
In: Sustainable Development Goals Series
This is an Open Access book. The primary objective of this book is to seek out insights into the concept of high-quality growth (HQG). It explores the essential attributes of HQG, such as inclusiveness, sustainability, and resilience, as well as its relationship with transformation, by drawing principally on illustrative cases and instances of international cooperation. The United Nations document on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) states that "We resolve to create conditions for sustainable, inclusive and sustained economic growth, shared prosperity and decent work for all." As such, the concept of quality growth is inherent in many aspects of the SDGs. A similar approach can be seen in the Development Cooperation Charter announced by the Japanese government in 2015. According to the Charter, one of the most important challenges of development is quality growth and the reduction of poverty achieved through such growth. The approach in the Charter emphasizes inclusiveness, sustainability, and resilience. This volume is a pioneering study on quality growth as well as its relationship with SDGs and transformation. Comprehensive studies on quality growth are very few. The case study approach distinguishes the present volume from some previous literature that discussed quality growth within the framework of general policy. Instead, in this book, concrete cases and experiences provide insights into hands-on "ingredients". Through the case studies, it can be seen more clearly that transformation and quality growth are phenomena that do not occur automatically but, rather, ones that require specific, properly designed strategies and approaches. Another unique feature of this book is that it aims to make explicit some of the consistent, but implicit, principles of Japan's international cooperation.
This study evaluates the effectiveness of IFC's strategic priority of private sector development in frontier countries (high-risk and/or low-income) by supporting micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) during fiscal years (FY)1994-2006. IFC has channeled its support to MSME's by: i) indirect financing through financial intermediaries, and ii) by indirect institution-building support via specialized regional small and medium enterprise (SME) development facilities. This evaluation analyzes IFC's development results and provides recommendations on how IFC's performance can be improved in this area going forward
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