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16 Aug 16
The United Nations secretary general has said it is “high time” for a woman to lead the organisation after its more than 70 years of existence.
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12 Aug 16
Two children have been left paralysed by polio in Nigeria’s Borno state, less than a month after the anniversary that marked two years without a case of the disease in the whole country.
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12 Aug 16
The United Nations will help Iraq root out the endemic corruption that has infected the war-torn nation’s economy and institutions, including by improving the training of auditors.
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11 Aug 16
A “crisis of leadership” at the World Bank has been highlighted in an open letter to its executive directors from an influential association of staff members.
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10 Aug 16
Over $80bn in climate finance was mobilised for projects funded by the world’s six largest development banks in 2015, a joint report from the banks has said.
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10 Aug 16
A second aid official from Gaza has been charged by Israel for allegedly using his position to support Hamas.
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10 Aug 16
The World Bank has renewed its lending criteria, ditching or diluting some standards and adding new ones in. Does this bring the bank into the 21st century or mean it has walked away from its role as...
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9 Aug 16
The UK’s aid watchdog has warned that some aid funds going to conflict-affected areas may be being diverted from their intended purpose and said “urgent attention” is needed to...
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8 Aug 16
Eastern Africa should look to fund development using domestic savings and remittances rather than debt, foreign direct investment or aid, the United Nations has said.
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8 Aug 16
Collaboration both within and outside of government is crucial to successfully building a smart city, the Inter-American Development Bank has stressed.
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5 Aug 16
Australia has suspended its aid for global Christian charity World Vision after Israeli security forces charged one its senior officials in Gaza for feeding millions in donor funds to Hamas.
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5 Aug 16
Asian Development Bank president Takehiko Nakao has been unanimously re-elected for a second term by the bank’s board of governors.
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5 Aug 16
African nations must do more to harness urbanisation to ensure the continent grows sustainability as millions more people head for its cities, according to the African Development Bank.
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4 Aug 16
Tackling Asia and the Pacific’s “missing middle” in social protection will be critical for the region’s inclusive growth and sustainable development, the Asian Development Bank’s vice-president has...
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3 Aug 16
The African Development Bank has approved a €6m project in South Sudan as renewed violence prompts other organisations to take flight.
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2 Aug 16
Australia, the UK and South Korea are world leaders in using e-government to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, according to a United Nations survey.
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2 Aug 16
Child hunger costs Ghana some $2.6bn every year, equivalent to 6.4% of the country’s GDP, a report from the United Nations has found.
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1 Aug 16
The United Nations has suspended its humanitarian aid missions to north-eastern Nigeria’s Borno state after a convoy was attacked last week.
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28 Jul 16
Drought-stricken nations across southern Africa have declared a regional disaster and launched a $2.4bn dollar appeal to assist millions of citizens in dire need of food aid.
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28 Jul 16
The Asian Development Bank has raised around $74m from the issuance of five-year, offshore Indian rupee-linked bonds.
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27 Jul 16
The environmental and social impacts of a $14bn hydropower dam will be assessed before construction begins later this year, the African Development Bank has guaranteed.
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27 Jul 16
Cash transfers do not discourage the world’s poorest and most vulnerable adults from working, research by the UK’s Overseas Development Institute has found.
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27 Jul 16
The president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, has removed from office the country’s first vice president Riek Machar, his fierce rival and leader of the opposition, it has been reported.
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27 Jul 16
A new online platform launched this week by the United Nations Development Programme will directly address the needs of the urban poor, it is hoped.
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27 Jul 16
Tackling poverty, corruption, conflict and problems with basic services in Nigeria is one of the most important development challenges of this century, according to the UK’s International Development...
16 Aug 16The United Nations secretary general has said it is “high time” for a woman to lead the organisation after its more than 70 years of existence.
12 Aug 16Two children have been left paralysed by polio in Nigeria’s Borno state, less than a month after the anniversary that marked two years without a case of the disease in the whole country.
12 Aug 16The United Nations will help Iraq root out the endemic corruption that has infected the war-torn nation’s economy and institutions, including by improving the training of auditors.
11 Aug 16A “crisis of leadership” at the World Bank has been highlighted in an open letter to its executive directors from an influential association of staff members.
10 Aug 16Over $80bn in climate finance was mobilised for projects funded by the world’s six largest development banks in 2015, a joint report from the banks has said.
10 Aug 16A second aid official from Gaza has been charged by Israel for allegedly using his position to support Hamas.
10 Aug 16The World Bank has renewed its lending criteria, ditching or diluting some standards and adding new ones in. Does this bring the bank into the 21st century or mean it has walked away from its role as...
9 Aug 16The UK’s aid watchdog has warned that some aid funds going to conflict-affected areas may be being diverted from their intended purpose and said “urgent attention” is needed to...
8 Aug 16Eastern Africa should look to fund development using domestic savings and remittances rather than debt, foreign direct investment or aid, the United Nations has said.
8 Aug 16Collaboration both within and outside of government is crucial to successfully building a smart city, the Inter-American Development Bank has stressed.
5 Aug 16Asian Development Bank president Takehiko Nakao has been unanimously re-elected for a second term by the bank’s board of governors.
5 Aug 16African nations must do more to harness urbanisation to ensure the continent grows sustainability as millions more people head for its cities, according to the African Development Bank.
4 Aug 16Tackling Asia and the Pacific’s “missing middle” in social protection will be critical for the region’s inclusive growth and sustainable development, the Asian Development Bank’s vice-president has...
3 Aug 16The African Development Bank has approved a €6m project in South Sudan as renewed violence prompts other organisations to take flight.
2 Aug 16Australia, the UK and South Korea are world leaders in using e-government to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, according to a United Nations survey.
2 Aug 16Child hunger costs Ghana some $2.6bn every year, equivalent to 6.4% of the country’s GDP, a report from the United Nations has found.
1 Aug 16The United Nations has suspended its humanitarian aid missions to north-eastern Nigeria’s Borno state after a convoy was attacked last week.
28 Jul 16Drought-stricken nations across southern Africa have declared a regional disaster and launched a $2.4bn dollar appeal to assist millions of citizens in dire need of food aid.
28 Jul 16The Asian Development Bank has raised around $74m from the issuance of five-year, offshore Indian rupee-linked bonds.
27 Jul 16The environmental and social impacts of a $14bn hydropower dam will be assessed before construction begins later this year, the African Development Bank has guaranteed.
27 Jul 16Cash transfers do not discourage the world’s poorest and most vulnerable adults from working, research by the UK’s Overseas Development Institute has found.
27 Jul 16The president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, has removed from office the country’s first vice president Riek Machar, his fierce rival and leader of the opposition, it has been reported.
27 Jul 16A new online platform launched this week by the United Nations Development Programme will directly address the needs of the urban poor, it is hoped.
