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Author Archives: Marta Luzes

Marta Luzes recently completed her MA in International Development at the University of Warwick. Her research interests also include the power of discourse narratives in the development field, gender challenges in the developing world and poverty alleviation strategies. She has previously interned for the World Fair Trade Organisation and for the UK based NGO Ibba School of South Sudan.

Hanging by a Thread: A Look Into the Venezuelan Crisis

Marta Luzes August 15, 2016 Latest Articles, The Policy Unit

Day by day the humanitarian situation deteriorates and the economic damages seem more and more irreversible.

South Sudan: Dream versus Reality

Marta Luzes February 21, 2016 Latest Articles, The Policy Unit

The promising dream of an independent South Sudan has turned into a humanitarian nightmare.

Promise of SDG’s: A new framework for the development agenda?

Marta Luzes December 10, 2015 Latest Articles, The Policy Unit

The SDG’s, composed by 17 goals, bring new changes and challenges. What remains to be seen is how these targets will be transformed into practical measures and how they will lead a global transformation during the next fifteen years.