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This case study examines the climate-conflict nexus in the Horn of Africa and seeks to contribute: (a)A summary of the science on the linkages between climate change/environmental degradation and violent conflict in the region; and (b)An overview of how the EU and European actors are engaging on climate security in the Horn. The Intergovernmental Panel on…

Making better use of data with approaches grounded in UN values and human rights is integral to our future and service Recognizing that we have not fully unlocked our data and analytics potential, this Strategy will guide us through a long term transformation So that everyone, everywhere nurtures data as a strategic asset for insight, impact and integrity to better deliver on our mandates for…

The latest report of the High Level Panel of Experts (HLPE) on Food Security and Nutrition has just been released. Key messages from the Report are: i. There is an urgent need for strengthening and consolidating conceptual thinking around FSN to prioritize the right to food, to widen our understanding of food security and to adopt a food systems analytical and policy…

In a world in which poverty is increasingly concentrated in vulnerable or fragile states, and fragility is increasingly driven by climate change, climate-induced displacement has become one of the most visible manifestations of the relationship between ecological and societal breakdown. Newest figures from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre reveal that over 70%…

The consequences of a warmer climate, and increasingly intense, frequent and unpredictable weather extremes, are bleak. Higher temperatures and heatwaves, erratic rainfall and violent storms that wash away soil, harvests, and infrastructure, extended droughts, desertification, rising sea levels and ocean acidification, soil salinization, and disrupted seasons endanger people’s lives. They…

The 2020 edition of the OECD Employment Outlook focuses on worker security and the COVID-19 crisis. Chapter 1 provides an initial assessment of the labour market consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak and the resulting economic crisis. It also presents an overview of the emergency labour market and social policy measures implemented by OECD countries and discusses directions for…