Publications

The objective of this research is to analyse and understand the role played by civil society in the area of fiscal and economic diversification policies, and to provide data to form a base of information for the GoTL, CSOs and development partners. In this way, it is hoped that CSOs’ role in policy...

Timor-Leste is facing a major challenge to be able to accommodate between 20,000 to 30,000 young people who enter the labour force each year. Currently, Timor-Leste’s economy cannot absorb these young people, as the sectors which provide many jobs such as manufacturing industries are not yet well-...

The literature on unpaid care work – and unpaid work generally – in Timor-Leste is relatively sparse, generally limited to small sections of research focused on other areas of community life. As such, this Rapid Care Analysis (RCA) was conducted to better understand patterns and perceptions of...

The Informal Sector in Timor-Leste has been severely impacted by COVID-19. This research by Timorese Organization Mata Dalan Institute (MDI), supported by Oxfam in Timor-Leste presents key findings about resources, opportunities and challenges that contributed and impacted on the informal sector in...

Afghanistan is a complex and fragile environment with natural and man-made disasters exacerbated by protracted conflicts at local and national levels. It is ranked as the least peaceful country in the world 2 , while also facing serious humanitarian concerns – growing food insecurity, recurring...

In March 2019, International Rivers and partners convened the inaugural global Women and Rivers Congress in Nepal. This brought together close to 100 women from more than 30 countries to celebrate the fundamental roles women play in defending and stewarding freshwater resources, and to ignite...

The increasing integration of ASEAN markets, as envisioned by the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), has opened new opportunities for investment and trade in the region. ASEAN’s combined GDP of US$ 2.6 trillion is the third largest economy in Asia and the seventh largest in the world in 2014, which...