In July 2014, humanitarian agencies and the government of Somalia warned of a new severe drought in Somalia, only three years after more than 250,000 people died in a deadly famine. In a report for Tufts University and the Rift Valley Institute, Daniel Maxwell and Nisar Majid examine the lessons arising from the international response to the famine in 2011 on how to prevent and mitigate a similar crisis.
Effectiveness of Women in Politics and Improving Gender Equality in South Sudan
This report argues that, in order to improve women’s participation in politics and promote gender-responsive policies in the country, there is a need to enlarge