Publications

ICTP Evaluation Published by UNESCO

In october of 2024, UNESCO published The evaluation of the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) which was conducted by ECOPER.

The report reveals taht ICTP’s mission and foundational principles of excellence, inclusion, and international cooperation remain highly relevant to the needs of developing countries, addressing the persistent North-South capacity gap and new technological challenges and opportunities. The evaluation found ICTP’s model and construct to have proven successful overtime. Key findings of the report include a comprehensive measurement and mapping of ICTP outreach and impact across developing countries.

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The scrutiny of EU-funded investments in developing countries

In June 2024, the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) published a policy brief by ECOPER chief consultant Aitor Perez. It discusses the scrutiny of EU-funded investments in developing countries, focusing on the European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus (EFSD+) and its role in bridging the financing gap for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). …

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Decentralized cooperation reaches all-time high

Publication of the Decentralised Cooperation Report 2023, a work by ECOPER for the Basque Agency for Development Cooperation. Decentralised Official Development Assistance (DODA) will grow by 14% in 2021, exceeding its historic ceiling of 3 billion dollars. These data are included in the Decentralised Cooperation Report 2023, along with other characteristics of international cooperation by …

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Defining, estimating and disseminating statistics on illicit financial flows in Africa

UNCTAD published ECOPER’s evaluation report on UN Development Account project 1819Y on Defining, estimating and disseminating statistics on illicit financial flows in Africa. The project “Defining, Estimating, and Disseminating Statistics on Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) in Africa” was designed to enhance the statistical capacity of African governments to measure and report on IFFs. This initiative …

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Evaluation of the Asia Regional Child (ARC) Labour Project

ILO published the midterm evaluation of the Asia Regional Child (ARC) Labour Project conducted by ECOPER. The ARC project focuses on six countries in the Asia-Pacific region: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan, which all have a high prevalence of child labour. ILO ARC aims to eradicate, in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goal …

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European Parliament Study: Guarantees and Loans for Inclusive Development

A research project in partnership with the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) The European Parliament has published an ECOPER paper on the implementation of the European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus (EFSD+) operations from an inclusive perspective. By providing guarantees and subsidies for loans, as well as capital investments, the EFSD+ is expected to …

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Advocacy for investment in social protection in Madagascar

As part of a new Madagascar country programme for 2021-2023, UNICEF implemented a multisectoral programme in mica mining villages in the Anosy region of the country, with the aim of reducing child labour and the negative impacts of economic exploitation on children. The programme included a universal child allowance for families, as well as an …

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Report on the future of the European Financial Architecture for Development

The European Parliament (EP) has published its report on the proceedings of its workshop on the future of the European Architecture for Development (EFAD). The workshop, held on 7 February and requested by the EP’s Committee on Development (DEVE), was informed by two briefings written by external experts earlier this year, one of whom was …

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Evaluability assesment of the Asia Regional Child (ARC) Project in the context of its mid-term evaluation

ILO published ECOPER’s evaluability assessment of the Asia Regional Child (ARC) Project in the context of its mid-term evaluation. The goal of the “Asian Regional Child Labour (ARC) Project Evaluability Review” is to assess the project’s design and implementation to ensure it is on track to achieve its objectives of reducing child labor and enhancing …

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Online training in trade and gender

UNCTAD has published ECOPER’s report on a cluster of trade and gender capacity building projects In trade, women often do not benefit from the same opportunities as men, and trade policies designed without taking into account gender-specific outcomes can contribute to the widening of gender gaps. In order for gender equality to be achieved, policymakers, …

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