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3 Dec 15
Multilateral development banks (MDBs) need to be more “nimble and flexible” in order to help countries meet the new Sustainable Development Goals, the president of the European Bank for...
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2 Dec 15
Reforms to pension systems within OECD countries risk creating poverty amongst future pensioners, the OECD has warned.
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1 Dec 15
The opening day of the COP21 climate conference in Paris saw a slew of high-profile speeches and significant announcements including the launch of an international solar alliance and pledges to...
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1 Dec 15
The International Monetary Fund is to include the Chinese renminbi in the currency basket that determines the value of the body’s Special Drawing Rights reserve asset.
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1 Dec 15
The World Health Organisation and anti-poverty campaigners are calling on the international community to redouble its efforts if it wants to win the fight against AIDS.
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1 Dec 15
A group of multilateral development banks have pledged to substantially increase their climate funding to support the outcomes of climate talks that began in Paris this week.
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1 Dec 15
The global average surface temperature in 2015 is likely to surpass the symbolic milestone of 1°C above the pre-industrial era, according to the World Meteorological Organisation.
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30 Nov 15
Transparency International and Joseph Muscat, the prime minister of Malta, have issued a joint statement pledging to work together to tackle corruption in the Commonwealth.
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30 Nov 15
Pivotal talks that will form the global approach to climate change from 2020 have gotten underway in Paris.
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27 Nov 15
Turkey, Thailand, the UK and the international community need to step up their commitments and funding for the removal of landmines, the humanitarian agency Norwegian People’s Aid has said.
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27 Nov 15
Systemic reform to humanitarian aid will be crucial in ensuring it can adapt to and cope with an increasingly “complex and scary” landscape, attendees of a discussion at London’s Overseas Development...
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26 Nov 15
Climate change threatens to cripple the economies of developing countries and will burden with an $800bn bill in adaptation costs, Oxfam has warned.
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25 Nov 15
The World Bank has called for $16bn in funding to help Africa adapt to climate change and build the continent’s resilience.
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24 Nov 15
Key emerging markets secured a record $126bn in clean energy investment in 2014, eclipsing the amount being invested in developed economies, with Latin America and China leading the way.
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24 Nov 15
British parliamentarians are seeking views on international tax reforms following their endorsement by the G20 last week.
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23 Nov 15
France has been named a world leader in green finance ahead of pivotal climate talks in its capital city next week.
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23 Nov 15
China and the UK have both pledged much-needed financial aid to prevent South Sudan’s food crisis from descending into famine.
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23 Nov 15
UK chancellor George Osborne and Microsoft founder Bill Gates have set up a £1bn fund to tackle malaria and other infectious diseases.
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23 Nov 15
Academics have criticised the international response to last year’s Ebola epidemic and called for governance reforms and better funding of the World Health Organisation.
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20 Nov 15
The rich have long made the most of cross-border tax avoidance. Developing countries are hit hardest by this practice, but may benefit the least from efforts to tackle it
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19 Nov 15
Opaqueness, inefficiency and other ills of public procurement systems are blocking the ability of firms to do business with governments in developing countries, the World Bank has said.
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19 Nov 15
Refugees, hospitals and infrastructure projects are among the beneficiaries of over €12bn worth of new loans from the European Investment Bank.
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19 Nov 15
Better-educated people in lower-income countries can struggle to find suitable work, according to the International Labour Organisation.
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19 Nov 15
Road deaths could be a bigger killer than HIV-AIDS by 2020 without more funding and cooperation to deliver improved road safety, World Bank officials have said.
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18 Nov 15
Key donors have saved the World Food Programme from suspending its food assistance to those affected by drought in Ethiopia.