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Climate Change and Development

Climate change is not a crisis of developing countries' making, yet the impacts of global warming will disproportionately hit the world's poorest people. MORE

2010 World Cup

South Africa is hosting the football World Cup in 2010; this is hugely exciting, and not just for sports fans. It's a great opportunity for the world to see Africa and the citizens of African nations in a new light. MORE

DATA Report 2009

 The DATA Report charts how well the G8 countries are moving toward meeting their 2005 commitments to developing countries. MORE

SMART Aid

ONE advocates that all aid should become 'SMART aid'.
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Oct 29 2009

G7 could do more for world’s poorest

Posted by Pooja Gupta

Last Thursday, the Center for Global Development (CGD) released the 2009 Commitment to Development Index (CDI), their annual ranking of rich countries based on their policies to help the developing world. CGD has published the CDI since 2003 in an effort to move beyond looking at just aid and evaluate ... More

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Oct 26 2009

Global Fund announces largest single malaria initiative in history

Posted by Pooja Gupta

Today, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the Federal Ministry of Health of Nigeria announced the largest single malaria initiative ever signed by the Global Fund, which will provide the resources for 30 million bed-nets in Nigeria. Each year, there are approximately 57 million cases of ... More

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Oct 23 2009

No clear winner

Posted by Beth Adler

On Monday, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation announced that they would not award their $5 million prize for excellence in African leadership this year. The Foundation, created by Sudanese telecommunications mogul Mo Ibrahim, has awarded the prize for the past two years to encourage responsible, democratic leadership across Africa. The prize ... More

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Oct 20 2009

Canada announces food security initiative

Posted by Beth Adler

On Friday Canada’s Minister of International Cooperation, Beverly Oda, unveiled the Canadian International Development Agency’s (CIDA) Food Security Strategy in an important step towards actualizing Canada’s pledge from the 2009 G8 summit. Canada has made global food security one of its key priorities. The outlined strategy is ... More

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Oct 14 2009

Does trade improve the quality of jobs in poor countries?

Posted by Mikiko Imai

Apparently not, according to the new report from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The surge in global trade over the last two decades has failed to improve working conditions and living standards in many developing countries. Although trade has contributed to growth and development ... More

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Oct 12 2009

Investment in Africa expected to fall in ‘09

Posted by Pooja Gupta

In case we needed further evidence of the tough times ahead for the world’s poorest countries, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released their 2009 World Investment Report last week demonstrating that foreign direct investment (FDI) around the world has been significantly affected by the global ... More

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