A man reacts as the preliminary results of the referendum are announced in Juba on January 30, 2011
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Much has been accomplished in South Sudan in recent years, but has the humanitarian situation in the world’s newest nation improved? This event will launch edition 57 of the Humanitarian Exchange on South Sudan, which examines from different perspectives the drivers of continuing humanitarian needs in the country and how humanitarian, development and government actors interpret and respond to these.
A round-table learning about what works and what doesn't work for holding governments to account through direct citizen engagement in Africa, based on the experiences of the Mwananchi Programme.
Plane wings at Jomo Kenyatta Airport
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The ODI and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Overseas Development (APGOOD) host a panel discussion on Africa’s economic progress and the ‘Africa Rising’ narrative, bringing together a balanced group of panellists with diverse experiences and backgrounds.
A closed roundtable meeting. Darfur which way? The Sudanese Government point of view.
Palestinian Red Crescent Society ambulance blocked at a checkpoint in Hebron, OPT.
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Knocking on the front door doesn't always get you in. That's been the hard lesson over decades for humanitarians seeking to bring assistance to those in need. This event will address the practical challenges organisations face in reaching those in need, and the strategies adopted to overcome them.