Reports

DESIGNING A SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND FOR BOTSWANA: ISSUES AND POLICY OPTIONS This chapter discusses the rationale for and design of a new Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) in Botswana. It reviews the causes of declining financial reserves and calculates…

by Solomon Tessema Memirie, Anastassia Demeshko, Mizan Habtemichael, Tesfaye Mesele, Amanuel Haileselassie, Pete Baker, Ole Norheim and Tom Drake Recent years have seen health aid play a crucial role in improving health outcomes in low- and middle-income…

Your Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank you for this opportunity to join this enhanced interactive dialogue at the Human Rights Council on responding to the human rights and the humanitarian crisis caused by the ongoing armed…

As South Sudan contends with a prolonged political and economic crisis, Kenyan mediators are attempting to broker an agreement between the country’s government and exiled opposition leaders. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Daniel Akech assesses…

SC/15818 The ongoing conflict in Sudan has worsened the humanitarian crisis in Darfur and destabilized the region, the Security Council heard today from the head of the subsidiary body concerning that country, who also noted conflicting parties’…

Introduction Given the rapidly changing humanitarian context in Sudan, the Joint Market Monitoring Initiative (JMMI) was established under the guidance of the Sudan Cash Working Group (CWG) to inform cash-based interventions and to gain a deeper understanding…

Context The Union of Comoros, an archipelago of four islands with an area of 2,170 square kilometres, is located near Madagascar and the African coast. Known for its tropical humid climate and rich biodiversity, Comoros has faced…

Founded in 1963, the Burundi Red Cross is the largest community-based humanitarian organization in the Republic of Burundi. It was admitted into the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in 1963. The…

The Rwandan Red Cross was established on 1 July 1962 and legally recognized on 29 December 1964. It was admitted to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), in its current form,…

The East Nile Emergency Chamber reported the deaths of six people and confirmed at least 32 cases of dengue fever in the Soba East area of Khartoum, today. The fatalities include three children, a woman, and…