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An overview of Lagoro IDP camp in Kitgum District, northern Uganda, 20 May 2007. Manoocher Deghati/IRIN

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Rice, Colaba Market, Mumbai
Rice, Colaba Market, Mumbai

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The 2013 CAPE conference: budgeting in the real world

Event - Conference - 13 - 14 November 2013
​The national budget is one of the most important formal expressions of how a government aims to govern a country.  But, in practice, the difference between what’s on paper and how public finance is actually managed can be stark. The 2013 CAPE conference will explore how budgets operate in the real world, and how they can be made to deliver better development outcomes. 
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Construction workers. South Africa
Construction workers. South Africa

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Turning evidence into action for the post-2015 agenda

Event - Conference - 25 - 26 June 2013

A joint event between UNF and ODI, this conference will bring together some of the key individuals and institutions working on the post-2015 agenda,  drawing on some of the best evidence around how progress is made and the role new global goals could play in shaping that progress.

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Protecting civilians in armed conflict

Event - Conference - 16 - 18 May 2013

The conference brought together humanitarians, diplomats, soldiers, experts, journalists and others for a frank discussion about these issues affecting the protection of civilians and produced some recommendations for the future.

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View of Complexo do Alemão
View of Complexo do Alemão

View of Complexo do Alemão, group of favelas in northern Rio de Janeiro
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Credit: Dhani Borges
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Urban displacement and development: moving the debate forward

Event - Conference - 7 - 8 February 2013

On 7-8 February 2013, the Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark will hold a conference on urban displacement. The event will bring together development specialists (donors, policy-makers, academics and practitioners) and humanitarian professionals to explore new approaches to addressing the plight of the urban displaced.

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Cambodian refugee with her child in a refugee camp, Thailand
Cambodian refugee with her child in a refugee camp, Thailand

Cambodian refugee with her child at the Ban Mai Rut refugee camp near Klong Yai, Thailand.
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Credit: UN Photo/John Isaac
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A global history of modern humanitarian action: regional conference on East and Southeast Asia

Event - Conference - 29 - 30 January 2013

A major conference about the history of humanitarianism in East and Southeast Asia will take place at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies on 29-30 January 2013. It will bring together diplomats, ministers, senior figures from the humanitarian sector and academics to explore a range of historical aspects of Asian humanitarianism. 

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Containers in Zanzibar port
Containers in Zanzibar port

Containers near the port of Zanzibar, Tanzania
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Policy dialogue on aid for trade

Event - Conference - 16 - 17 January 2013

This conference will discuss how Aid for Trade can remain relevant for its purpose by delivering and managing aid for trade and development results; easing the binding constraints to trade expansion; promoting regional aid for trade programmes; reducing the thickness of borders; linking to value chains; and engaging the private sector.

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A Chinese worker in Ethiopia as part a project to help improve livelihoods in Africa initiated by China’s Ministry of Commerce
A Chinese worker in Ethiopia as part a project to help improve livelihoods in Africa initiated by China’s Ministry of Commerce

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Credit: D J Clark
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Old puzzles, new pieces: development cooperation in tomorrow’s world

Event - Conference - 14 - 15 November 2012

From the rise of China and Brazil to game changing models of global philanthropy, person-to-person giving and social impact investment, the community of actors engaged in development cooperation is evolving. While the geography of poverty is changing so too are the tools available for targeting assistance. The 2012 CAPE Conference will explore how fundamental global shifts will shape the future of development cooperation.

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