ipsnews.net, by Jomo Kwame Sundaram Jomo Kwame Sundaram was United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, and received the...
ON DEVELOPMENT: Poverty Cut by Growth Despite Policy Failure
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HAITI: Only Haitians can save Haiti
washingtonpost.com, Opinion by Joel Dreyfuss, Aug. 23, 2016 Joel Dreyfuss is a Washington Post Global Opinions contributing columnist. Haiti won a...
ON THE MEDIA: Impact of Media on Health in Bangladesh
bbc.co.uk, July 21, 2016 BBC Media Action conducted its first ever randomised control trial (RCT) on the impact of our health programming on...
HAITI, ON DEVELOPMENT: This volatile Haiti slum is undergoing a makeover — now what?
miamiherald.com, BY JACQUELINE CHARLES, 8/12/16 -- At the top of the hill where an old colonial fort overlooks the immaculate grounds of a...
ON THE MEDIA: Can mass media cause change?
bbc.co.uk, July 14, 2016 Can the mass media cause changes in an audience’s knowledge, attitudes and intention to practice behaviors? At BBC Media...
ON DEVELOPMENT: Can we get out of the private sector bad, public sector good trap?
It’s no longer possible to work in development without engaging with the private sector. How can we get beyond stereotypes to make progress?...
ON DEVELOPMENT: Is the End of Global Poverty Closer than You Think?
cgdev.org, Center for Global Development, 8/5/16, Andy Sumner In a new CGD paper we find that: The poor, on average, live at about the same level:...
ON DEVELOPMENT: African Leaders Driving Push for Industrialisation: UN Official
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 27 2016, ipsnews.net, by Lyndal Rowland - Industrialisation in Africa is being driven by African leaders who realise that...
HAITI, ON DEVELOPMENT: OAS Needs New Leadership
huffingtonpost.com, by Mark Weisbrot Co-Director, Center For Economic And Policy Research, Washington, D.C., July 11, 2016 Luis Almagro, the current...
ON DEVELOPMENT: The Next UN Secretary General Should Be a Woman – and Must Be a Feminist
Opinion by Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of Oxfam International. Oxford, UNITED KINGDOM, Aug 3 2016 (ipsnews.net) - The process for arguably...
ON DEVELOPMENT: School out of reach for nearly one in 10 children worldwide, UNESCO says
Many children out of school live in areas of conflict, others are girls living in societies that do not advocate educating women By Sebastien Malo...
ON DEVELOPMENT: Too hot to work: global warming to cost $2 trillion in lost productivity
The first three months of 2016 have broken temperature records and 2015 was the planet's warmest year since records began in the 19th century; By...