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YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SKILL SHORTAGE JOB SEARCHING

Strengthening the link between youth skills and jobs

IDRC-supported research focuses on improving the work of intermediaries between youth and employers.
Published date
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - 09:00
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Gender

Gender and violence in cities

Millions, especially women, live with a deep sense of insecurity and experience violence in a multitude of forms each day.
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Friday, October 20, 2017 - 08:30
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EMPLOYMENT YOUTH EXCLUSION JUSTICE Gender

Knowledge provides alternatives to a life of crime for urban youth

An in-depth look at youth violence points to a variety of solutions to prevent crime, including mental health support, building community trust, keeping kids in school, and creating job opportunities.
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Wednesday, August 10, 2016 - 13:30
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CRIME PREVENTION Gender

Who should claim responsibility for local crime prevention and security? Local and national governments struggle with growing problem

Criminal gangs in West and Central Africa are on the rise, and their members are getting younger — some as young as 10.
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Justice and security Gender

Poverty, population growth, and youth violence in DRC’s cities

Results from IDRC-supported research at the Université de Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), show that unregulated population growth — averaging 10 births per woman — combined with a lack of education and economic opportunities for impoverished youth, contribute to the proliferation of youth gangs who terrorize cities like Kinshasa and Mbuji-Mayi.
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Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 18:00
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Highlight: Researchers share findings on making Latin American cities safer

Latin American researchers supported by IDRC's Safe and Inclusive Cities (SAIC) initiative were hosted by the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars and American University's Center for Latin American and Latino Studies at a May 2015 event in Washington, DC.
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Thursday, April 14, 2016 - 19:00
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Gender Equity

Taxes and gender equity: Codes, behaviours, and (un)intended consequences

Inequality has many faces: gender discrimination is one of them.

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Strengthening the link between youth skills and jobs

Gender and violence in cities

Knowledge provides alternatives to a life of crime for urban youth

Who should claim responsibility for local crime prevention and security? Local and national governments struggle with growing problem

Poverty, population growth, and youth violence in DRC’s cities

Highlight: Researchers share findings on making Latin American cities safer

Taxes and gender equity: Codes, behaviours, and (un)intended consequences