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DataGov | Tracking and analyzing governance around the world
Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Civil Society, Democracy, Economic Governance, Europe and CIS, Human Rights, Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Web Resource, Inter-Governmental OrganizationThe DataGov database provides country and regional scores from publicly available sources. The Database provides a user-friendly interface for accessing most of the publicly available indicators related to governance. The interactive tool permits users to easily produce cross-national comparative and time series graphs and tables for immediate printing or for export to standard office software....
Human Rights Impact Assessment and Management (HRIAM) Guide & Online Tool
Framework, Human Rights, Inter-Governmental Organization, Civil SocietyThe Guide to Human Rights Impact Assessment and Management (HRIAM) has been developed as an online tool for companies committed to assessing and managing the human rights risks and impacts of their business activities. In particular, the Guide to HRIAM provides guidance on how to: Identify and assess potential and/or existing human rights risks and impacts Implement mitigation action plans to...
Capacity Assessment Manual for National Human Rights Institutions
Framework, Human Rights, Inter-Governmental Organization, UNDP Produced, Other UN AgencyAuthors/Editors: Heidi Han et al. This manual is the product of a partnership between the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the United Nations Development Programme Asia Pacific Regional Centre. The assessment methodology is an intensive self-assessment process which helps NHRIs identify areas in...
Scoring for Africa
Africa, Civil Society, Conflict, Corruption, Europe and CIS, Governance and Gender, Human Rights, Latin America and the Carribean, Public Administration, Report, Inter-Governmental OrganizationAhead of the kick-off of the 2010 World Cup on Friday, former UN Secretary-General and Chair of the Africa Progress Panel, Kofi Annan and United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador and football star Didier Drogba will today publish ‘Scoring for Africa – An Alternative Guide to the World Cup’. Set out in the form of a ‘grudge-match’ report, the...
Guideline for the Collection of Data on Trafficking in Human Beings Including Comparable Indicators
Corruption, Europe and CIS, Guide / Manual / Indicators, Human Rights, Inter-Governmental OrganizationThis publication contains the findings of the project Development of Guidelines for the Collection of Data on Trafficking in Human Beings, Including Comparable Indicators implemented by the Federal Ministry of the Interior of Austria in cooperation with the International Organization for Migration in Vienna. The project was carried out with generous financial support from the European...
Demanding Good Governance: Lessons from Social Accountability Initiatives in Africa
Africa, Book, Civil Society, Democracy, Governance and Gender, Human Rights, Political Parties, Public Administration, Inter-Governmental Organization, Civil SocietySocial accountability refers to the wide range of citizen actions to hold the state to account, as well as actions on the part of government, media, and other actors that promote or facilitate these efforts. Social accountability strategies and tools help empower ordinary citizens to exercise their inherent rights to hold governments accountable for the use of public funds and how they exercise...
Doing Business 2010
Civil Society, Human Rights, Land Governance, Public Administration, Report, Inter-Governmental OrganizationSince 2004 Doing Business has been tracking regulatory reforms aimed at improving the ease of doing business. Despite the challenges presented by the financial crisis, the number of reforms hit a record level this year. Between June 2008 and May 2009, 287 reforms were recorded in 131 economies, 20% more than the year before. Reformers focused on making it easier to start and operate a business,...