Assessing the role of UN Resident Coordinators in Consistent Policy Advice

ECOPER Chief Consultant, Aitor Perez, was selected to join a group of experts of the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) of the United Nations Secretariat for the evaluation of the UN Resident Coordinator system. The OIOS is mandated by the UN General Assembly to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of the implementation of the …

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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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Social protection to reduce child labour

In the mica regions of Madagascar, an estimated 10,800 children as young as five years old work alongside their families to sort and extract mica, which results in poor education and health for children in these regions and perpetuates poverty across generations. ECOPER has been commissioned by UNICEF to elaborate an advocacy paper on ‘Investing …

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