Issue Briefs

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  • Malaria

    March 12 2009

    Every 40 seconds a child in sub-Saharan Africa dies from a mosquito bite. MORE

  • Governance and Security

    March 11 2009

    Good governance and security are essential to the fight against extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. MORE

  • Education

    March 11 2009

    Of the 67.5 million children out of school around the world, 95% live in developing countries. MORE

  • Debt Cancellation

    March 11 2009

    For decades, poor countries spent more money repaying old debts than they did on health and education combined. MORE

  • Development Assistance

    March 11 2009

    Development assistance plays a critical role in the fight against extreme poverty and disease. MORE

  • Climate and Development

    March 11 2009

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

  • Aid Effectiveness

    March 11 2009

    The quality of development assistance is just as important as the quantity of resources provided. MORE

  • Agriculture

    March 11 2009

    Growth in agriculture is twice as effective in reducing poverty as growth in other sectors. MORE