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Climate & environmental inclusion

...Human rights and Climate Adaptation A human rights approach recognizes that climate change threatens human rights, including the rights to life, development, health, food, water and sanitation, self-determination, and cultural...

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ICDUSHRA 2020: 14. International Conference on Development, Urban Space, and Human Rights in Asia

ICDUSHRA 2020: 14. International Conference on Development, Urban Space, and Human Rights in Asia invites leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research...

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ACFID Conference 2018: Human Rights in the 21st Century

...members to dive deeper into a chosen theme. This year, ACFID National Conference will explore how the Australian development and humanitarian sector can apply human rights approaches in the light...

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Measuring Social Change: Principles to guide the assessment of human-rights based approaches to development

This briefing paper unpacks the role of impact evaluation as it applies to the field of human rights, detailing a range of approaches and offering the principles upon which measurement...............

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Culturally Sensitive Practice & Inclusion

...with cultural agents of change. By surfacing shared values, it can help to bridge local cultures with international human rights principles. The process is built on respect for cultural diversity,...

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Networking Online | World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

...balanced flow of cultural goods and services, 3) integrate culture in sustainable development frameworks, and 4) promote human rights and fundamental freedoms. In particular, what kind of dialogue do we...

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Building social movements through Feminist Participatory Action Research: June update

...uses FPAR to enhance women’s engagement and influence in climate decision-making and policy. The overall objective of CJ-FPAR is to advance rural, indigenous, migrant and urban poor women’s human rights...

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OPINION: The role of ethics in emergency situations

...of persons with disabilities in humanitarian action: 2019 Analytical Paper on World Humanitarian Summit Self-Reporting on the Agenda for Humanity Transformation 3G, Agenda for Humanity. Last accessed 8 April 2020....

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A New Era: Updating the Ethical Principles and Guidelines

...ethical inquiry. A culture of ethical inquiry encourages those working in international development and humanitarian aid to build their own individual competence and confidence in ethical decision-making. As stated in...

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RDI Committee welcomes new NGO representative

...of this is my work for Lund University’s Raoul Wallenberg Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI), where I helped establish China’s first Human Rights Law Masters program with...

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Indigenous People in Australia: Indigenous Protocols

...lives, community, culture and Country. A decolonised approach recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have rights to own and govern their cultural heritage. This extends to control as to...

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Emotion, politics and the culture of medicine: Stories from the Indonesian Village Midwife Program

The next event for the Anthropology and Development Studies Seminar Series of the University of Melbourne will be held on Wednesday, May 20th. Emotion, politics and the culture of medicine:...

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Colour of Development: Navigating Gender Diversity | Development Practice in the Real World Conversation Series

...development or community-based studies, government policy or humanitarian work looking to apply thinking and theory to practical and real world experiences in the area of gender and development, human rights,...

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Partnering for Impact: A reflection from Malaysia

...Suet Leng Khoo During this conference, I had the privilege to present and share my own research on the development of human capital with specific reference to George Town’s (a...

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Respect for Human Beings

In practice, the principle of Respect for Human Beings can be broken down into three concepts:

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RDI Committee welcomes new member

...and Political Sciences. Her research interests include the rise of therapeutic culture in development interventions, women’s agency, neoliberal subjectivities, economic rights and Indigenous development. Elise held a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at...

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Terms & Conditions

...not infringe the intellectual property rights or any other rights of any person. We do not authorise the reproduction of such material. We advise you to read the terms and...

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Making research inclusive of people with disabilities

...with disabilities can access their human rights during the #COVID19 pandemic? With speakers; Mika Kontiainen, Director, Disability Section, DFAT; Setareki S Macanawai, CEO, Pacific Disability Forum; Samantha French, Senior Policy...

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Diasporas in Action

...around six themes: Diasporas in human development Diasporas, conflict resolution and peacebuilding Diasporas, humanitarian issues and response Diasporas and economic development Diasporas and human rights Diasporas and settlement in host...

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Understanding How Change Happens

...campaigners, lobbyists, and officials, both individuals and organisations, are set on transforming the world. They want to improve public services, reform laws and regulations, guarantee human rights, get a fairer...

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Rethinking Development Pedagogy and Practice: New Visions for Global Development

...which are positioned here as central challenges to human and environmental wellbeing. First, is the ‘human crisis’ of the routine dispossession, expulsion and abjection of the poor through political-economic processes...

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The Symbiosis of Universal WASH and Gender Equality

...care centres, in schools, in public spaces and in their own homes. As Léo Heller, the second Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, reported...

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Decolonising Research Methodogies

...be locally driven within Indigenous folks, the Global South, and/or other marginalised people requires environments that challenge the dominant culture that currrently exists. Let’s re-examine for whom is the research,...

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Summary: PSEAH Guidance

...monitoring plan to track the organisation’s progress. Organisations are also involved in providing a safe and trusted environment that protects all who come into contact with them. An organizational culture...

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Two new publications for the new year

...Paper by the ACFID Sexual Rights in Development Community of Practice, which was supported by the RDI Network. Development in the Urban Era: Six strategies for better managing urbanisation in...

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Faith in the ACFID Code of Conduct? A Reflection Workshop

...and sexual orientation. In May, the Sexual Rights in Development Community of Practice was awarded one of three cross-sector evidence grants offered by RDI Network and ACFID, to undertake an...

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OPINION: Finding a gendered solution to malnourishment in Nepal after the 2015 earthquake

...The New Humanitarian (2012). Five reasons malnutrition still kills in Nepal. Food. The New Humanitarian. Retrieved 27 November 2019. USAID (2017). Nepal Fact Sheet: Suaahara II “Good Nutrition” Program. The...

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Building networks across sectors: Official pre-conference reception

...an introduction to Conference theme ‘Human Rights in the 21st Century’, from ACFID. The event is free to attend and open to ACFID Conference delegates, as well as members of...

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International Conference on Environmental Law, Governance and Sustainable Development

...Law Division, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Prof. David R. Boyd: United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment. Prof. Nulifer Oral: United Nations International Law Commission and...

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Learning from activist-scholars

...question of leadership in international development. We received funding from the RDI Network, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University and the Intellectual Climate Fund, La Trobe...

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Book Launch | Modern Day Slavery & Orphanage Tourism

Save the Children Australia are holding a book launch Friday 7 February 2020 to address the orphanage tourism, its contribution to human trafficking, and Australia’s contribution to this rise of...

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UN SECURITY – How to deliver life saving programs in an increasingly hostile environment

As conflict and natural disasters persist across the globe the demands on the United Nations to find political solutions, deliver life saving humanitarian aid, protect human rights and drive sustainable...

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Building cross-sector networks: ACFID Conference reception at UNSW

...vision for cross-sector action towards the conference’s theme of Human Rights in the 21st Century. Thank you to all who attended and made it such a great evening! We look...

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RDI Network Member, Lisa Denney featured on DevPolicy Blog

...more informed decisions? – Lisa Denney, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Human Security and Social Change You may well know that the Network exists to foster collaboration between...

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Climate Change Impacts and Adaption Strategies in Coastal Communities

...other human-induced pressures Apart from sea level rise which poses a threat to both human well being and property, extreme events such as cyclones and storm surges lead not only...

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International volunteering – it starts with respect

...a range of human differences. Differences can be cultural and religious; they can relate to gender identities that include, but go beyond, the binary notion of male and female; differences...

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Summary: Principles and guidelines

...Guidelines were produced by ACFID and the RDI Network and are based on national and international principles for conducting ethical research with human participants. They also extend to cross cultural...

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New Visions for International Development Education

...a provocatively titled paper ‘The DAC is Dead?’ by Dr. Patrick Kilby, and the latter an exploration of the relationship between culture and development in China’s Belt and Road initiative...

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Ethical Practice Starter Kit

...The aim of this Starter Kit is to encourage NGO practitioners working in international development to incorporate a culture of ethical inquiry into their research and evaluation practice. This Starter...

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Ethical Practice Starter Kit

...The aim of this Starter Kit is to encourage NGO practitioners working in international development to incorporate a culture of ethical inquiry into their research and evaluation practice. This Starter...

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Decolonisation 101

...a patriarchal lens. Ideas, paradigms, and culture that did not fit into the ‘template’ was classified as ‘the other’. Redefining and decolonising the role and purpose of methodology requires a...

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Challenging Bias & Assumptions 

...wider societal forces, but shaped by personal experience, sexuality, religion, history, culture, education, and an array of other forces. There are many types of assumptions. Such assumptions may include: Causal:...

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CREA 2020: Sixth International Conference

...work with—communities, organizations, funders—to understand history, culture and the distribution of power resulting from racism and colonialism Naming, unpacking, and destabilizing white privilege to understand how racism and colonialism negatively...

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Disability Innovation Summit

...culture, academia, business and technology. Abstract submissions are now open. Closing 1 March 2020 at midnight. Save this date and plan for your attendance here. Maybe you’ll have time to...

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How to collaborate with Pacific Churches: Our latest guide

...throughout the collaboration process, seeking to embed practice which is both ethical and respectful of culture and beliefs. Collaborating with Churches provides opportunities for Pacific peoples to define research priorities...

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Including LGBTIQA+ and gender diverse peoples

Understanding the challenges will help create a more inclusive international development sector to ensure the rights and needs of LGBTQIA+ and gender diverse people................

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Webinar Series: Principles of disability-inclusive development

...overview of the rights-based approach to disability, and its guidance in shaping development. This online workshop will cover: The contextual background for perceptions of disability in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs). Common...

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Building social movements through Feminist Participatory Action Research: February update

Dr Naomi Godden Feminist Participatory Action Research (FPAR) is a methodology for supporting marginalised women to demand their rights and bring about structural change. FPAR combines research, gender justice and...

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Faith, sexual orientation, gender identity and the ACFID Code of Conduct

...orientation’ as a factor that can contribute to increased exclusion and inequity. This paper reports on an action learning project undertaken by the Sexual Rights in Development Community of Practice...

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Strengthening women’s movements through Feminist Participatory Action Research

Feminist Participatory Action Research (FPAR) is a methodology that supports marginalised women to demand their rights and bring about structural change. FPAR combines research, gender justice and activism through a...

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For Researchers & Online Content

...leeway that is granted when making use of others copyrights without permission, allowing for usage in certain contexts. If the research is made in the context of a thesis, with...

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Technologies of Bordering: creating, contesting and resisting borders conference

...their associated rights as citizens or non-citizens. Bordering processes and practices also produce and maintain communities but at the same time distinguish between those who belong and those considered strangers....

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Gender Equity & Inclusion

...political context, and wider political, social, economic, and cultural conditions. Improving women’s and girls rights and lives continues to be an ongoing challenge. Here are some considerations when developing gender-inclusive...

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Why women must be visible in the measurement of SDG progress

...part of the journey to 2030 and ensuring no one is left behind. In particular, this is a moment for women’s rights advocates to ensure that the representation of women...

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Cross-learning workshop for faith-based and secular ANGOs

...research project being implemented by the ACFID Sexual Rights in Development Community of Practice, with the support of ACFID and the Research for Development Impact Network. The workshop is free...

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Cross-sector evidence grants: Successful projects announced!

...within their focus area. We are pleased to announce the successful recipients of the grants and showcase their projects: The Sexual Rights in Development CoP: Faith in the future of...

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RDI Committee welcomes its newest member

...and poverty stricken contexts in Asian countries (including her birth Country, Sri Lanka) and with Aboriginal and linguistically and culturally diverse communities in Australia. She has expertise in using rights-based...

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Students offer innovative solutions to energy poverty in the Philippines

...nations. These grants were made possible by the generous support of Dr Robyn Alders, recipient of the 2017 Mitchell Humanitarian Award. The Masy Solar Project, or ‘Investigation of affordable, clean...

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PNG Update – PNG after the Elections

...discussed: Human development challenges and opportunities for reform PNG’s economic outlook Macro and fiscal management Service delivery (in health, education, etc.) Strategies for broad-based and inclusive development Facilitating broad and...

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PNG IMPACT: Research – Innovation – Society

...emerging, both to utilize and to protect, PNG’s unique human and natural endowments. Capitalising on these opportunities will require more though than simply doing research. At PNG IMPACT, speakers and...

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Keynote listeners report highlights from the 2017 Crawford Fund Conference

...borrow from other industries and disciplines to rethink and repurpose innovation platforms. In discussing digital agriculture and robotics, he stressed that we need to make agriculture a knowledge intensive industry...

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Launch: University of Sydney Planetary Health Platform

...attend the launch of the Planetary Health Platform, a new initiative which aims to: develop multidisciplinary research on the relationships between human health and natural systems, the drivers of ecological...

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Pedagogy in Practice: how we teach in Development Studies

...of storytelling The acts of storytelling and listening are key modalities in the oral history tradition for imparting knowledge. Storytelling is a universal human experience. Sharing stories can ignite possibilities,...

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Urbanisation and its impacts: where is the evidence?

...and communities—make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. The paper will be guided through cross-sectoral dialogues and targeted engagements between and beyond Network participants, and will feature...

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Pedagogy in Practice: How we teach (and learn) in Development Studies

...touching Welcome to Country, which drew attention to the significance of place by reflecting on the parallel rhythms of the human heartbeat and the sound of the Swan River lapping...

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Common Problems – Shared Solutions Symposium

...and loss of human engineering expertise. Our collections are at risk and we must act quickly in order to digitise and save hundreds of thousands of hours of Australian stories,...

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APRU Sustainable Cities and Landscapes

...following research areas, including Infrastructural ecologies Urban renewable energy Smart cities Sustainable urban design Urban-rural linkages Transitions in urban waterfronts Vulnerable communities Landscape and human health Urban biodiversity Food and...

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Development Studies Association of Australia launches

...the new DSAA website, Development Studies is interdisciplinary, co-constituted through disciplines such as Law, Anthropology, Sociology, Gender, Economics, Political Science and International Relations, Human Geography, Critical Historical Studies, Environmental Humanities,...

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Leadership for inclusive development: reflections from Indonesia

...2018, Indonesia hosted the annual World Bank and IMF meeting where the Human Capital Index (HCI) was launched. HCI is an international metric across 157 countries that measures the contribution...

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DSAA Inaugural Conference – Development Studies: Research, Debates & Trajectories

...on contemporary human well-being, but also animals, the environment and intergenerational concerns. Registration now open Via the DSAA website or register direct via Humanitix Early Bird tickets close 3oth November....

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Action Research Project brings advocates together to improve research in international development

...view to improving the use of research and evidence. The project is being implemented by the Institute for Human Security and Social Change at La Trobe University (the Institute) and...

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OPINION: The Importance of Civil Societies for Inclusive, Ethical and Sustainable Development Projects

...Sandra Ricart Casadevall S. (2019) Sustainable development: Meaning, history, principles, pillars, and implications for human action: Literature review, Cogent Social Sciences, 5:1, DOI: 10.1080/23311886.2019.1653531 Płachciak, A. (2009) Sustainable Development as...

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Development Futures Project

...upon the ideas and evidence that they share on development to identify pathways for possible development futures that will support human and ecological flourishing. Development futures within these workshops can...

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M&E in the age of the COVID-19 Pandemic

...using participatory methodologies. More timely evaluations are being adopted with methodologies drawn from humanitarian responses and research conducted in conflict and disaster contexts. Information is being gathered by synthesizing existing...

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Public Speaking 101

...that you are a little nervous. Your audience will become more engaged with you as a presenter when these simple human touches are included. Great Beginning and a Great Ending....

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ICSD 2022 : 10th International Conference on Sustainable Development

...conservation, Healthcare, Renewable Energies, Food and Environmental Legislation 3. Socio-Cultural Sustainability: Sustainable Urbanism, Education, Human Development, Psychology, Sociology We are inviting proposals for paper presentations, posters/exhibits, or virtual presentation. Proposal...

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