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Lessons Learned Review of UN Support to Core Public Administration Functions in the Immediate Aftermath of Conflict 22 May 2013

Oslo Governance Centre 2012 - A Year in Review 30 Apr 2013

Learning from the past - directions for the future 09 Apr 2013

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Communication For Development: Strengthening the effectiveness of the UN

This is the first UN Inter-agency publication on Communication for Development (C4D) that illustrates the diverse C4D approaches adopted by UN agencies. C4D approaches are shown to be useful in everything from promoting media pluralism to improving the participation of marginalized people in more

Communication Package for A Users’ Guide to Measuring Local Governance

This communication package has been developed to accompany the Users’ Guide to Measuring Local Governance. It is intended as a training aid, and includes presentation slides with talking points, as well as several group activities for applying the concepts and techniques, and for thinking through more

Communication Package: A Users’ Guide to Measuring Local Governance

Communication for Development: A Glimpse at UNDP's Practice

This booklet illustrates how C4D concepts are operationalised across UNDP practice areas at the program and project level through 13 brief case studies from UNDP country offices. These components strengthen projects primarily through enhanced participation of local people, accountability and more

Communication for Empowerment in Madagascar

This report presents the findings of the information and communication assessments conducted in three districts in Northern Madagascar: Antsirabe, Moramanga and Tsiroanomandidy.This report was written by staff and consultants from the Andrew Lees Trust with input fromBarry Driscoll of UNDP. more

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