The DataHack for Financial Inclusion (DataHack4FI) competition is creating opportunities for technology start-ups to use data to provide financial services to low-income consumers in Africa.
The wide swath of political actions, including those that renegotiate gender through the appropriation of digital space, tend to be "fragments" of micro-power that do not necessarily add up to making a political agora.
Major findings of this cross-country research show that while the traditional “modernity” variables remain important determinants of democracy in the long-run, they fail to explain the persistence of the Arab democracy deficit relative to other co
This important guideline for journalists and others who gather evidence during war, armed conflict and conflict situations, provides: legal standards for documenting abuses during armed conflict; examples of war time journalism; invaluable referen
The Greater Mekong countries of Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam are among the lowest income countries in Asia.
Digital technologies have the power to transform and to offer developing country women opportunities to advance gender justice and equality.
Data on sexual violence against women and men, both during and after conflicts, shows alarming levels of abuse across the globe.
This project aims to increase women's participation in economic activities, productivity, and employment options in poor rural communities in Rwanda and Tanzania.
IDRC's Expert and Advisory Fund (EASF) aimed to support Canada's role in the multilateral peace process in the Middle East focusing on the issue of Palestinian refugees.
Over the past decade, television broadcasting has become central in shaping public attitudes in the Middle East.