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Maximizing Your Potential with GDSI Limited: Beyond CV Crafting to Strategic Project Placement

Maximizing Your Potential with GDSI Limited: Beyond CV Crafting to Strategic Project Placement (5-minute read) At GDSI Limited, we’re dedicated to forging substantial partnerships, not merely filling job slots. Your CV is crucial, highlighting your potential to contribute to our varied development projects. We customize our recruitment process to match your unique expertise with our …

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International Women’s Day: A journey towards Gender Equality

International Women’s Day 2024 On March 8th, 2024, the world will once again gather to commemorate the day of the International agreement to affirm the principle of gender equality. We celebrate this day not only to honour the achievements of women but to promote an inclusive, equitable, and diverse world. This year, the campaign theme …

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Ukraine and Moldova’s long road to EU Accession

Amidst the euphoria that surrounded Ukraine and Moldova’s elevation to EU candidate status in June 2022 and the subsequent opening of accession negotiations in December 2023, it is important to note the many requirements that remain outstanding in both nations’ pursuit of EU membership. Ukraine’s Predicament As EU membership candidates, Ukraine and Moldova present a …

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National Unity and the Struggle for Stability: Parallels between Ireland and Sierra Leone

A Legacy of Instability Since gaining independence from Britain on 27 April 1961, Sierra Leone has struggled to maintain the delicate balance required to achieve sustainable social and economic development over a prolonged period. Deep-seated social, political, and economic divisions have slowed the pace of the country’s development, ultimately manifesting in a bitterly fought civil …

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The Challenges of Institutional Reform in the Context of Accession: The Case of Montenegro

EU Accession Process Since the introduction of the new Approach towards the EU Accession Process for the Western Balkans in 2020, the European Union (EU) has shifted its attention to the ‘Fundamentals’ cluster of negotiating chapters that cover the area of the rule of law, fighting corruption, proper functioning of the democratic institutions and public …

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Russia Blocks Inspections of Grain Corridor Vessels from Ukraine

On April 17, the Russian side blocked for the second time the inspections of the “grain corridor” vessels in the territorial waters of Turkey. Since April 10, the Russian side has unilaterally suspended the registration of vessels at the Joint Coordination Center (JCC) that Ukrainian ports submit to form an inspection plan. Instead, the Russians …

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Recommendations for the Agricultural Sector of Ukraine

Russia’s war against Ukraine hit its half-year mark at the end of August 2022. The military invasion has seen daily killings, mass destruction of civilian infrastructure and displacement of civilians. The population of Ukraine faces unemployment, poverty and food insecurity. Once the world’s biggest producer of wheat, corn and sunflower oil, Ukrainian agriculture has been …

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Webinar “Voices of resilience: survival and development in Ukraine today”

Dates: June 9th and 10th, 2022Time:  4 pm CET (5 pm Kyiv time)Duration: 75 minutesLanguages: English and Ukrainian Please see below to download the presentations used during the webinar, you can also leave your contact details if you would like to hear from us regarding upcoming GDSI events. As Russia’s campaign of aggression in Ukraine …

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Displaced Ukrainians granted Temporary Protection Status in Ireland

Since the widely-condemned Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, an estimated 11 million people have been displaced. Of those, 4.5 million have fled Ukraine and taken refuge in neighbouring countries and beyond. The majority have been received by Poland, Romania and Hungary, with more than 25,000 arriving in Ireland to date. Ukrainian citizens who …

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Ireland’s Responses to the invasions of Iraq and Ukraine

As members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Ireland has played an active role in two of the 21st century’s deepest conflicts: the US/UK invasion of Iraq in March 2003 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February this year. Irish responses and the conviction of Irish policymakers in their reactions to these conflicts …

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