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25 Feb 20
Biodiversity is “fundamental” for sustainable development, a top UN official has said.
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19 Feb 20
Progress in child welfare has “stalled” and children worldwide “are being failed”, according to a new report that found no country adequately protects children’s health, their environment and their...
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17 Feb 20
Eastern Caribbean countries should focus on three core opportunities for transforming the region’s economy, according to a World Bank official.
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14 Feb 20
Africa’s 50-year plan to become an economic powerhouse has gathered momentum, according to the African Union’s first report on the project’s progress.
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13 Feb 20
The UK Department for International Development has a new secretary of state, its fifth in less than four years, after prime minister Boris Johnson’s first major reshuffle since his landslide...
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13 Feb 20
Throughout Asia and the world, digital solutions are being found for urban problems. Policymakers and city leaders should ensure that the poor do not get left behind in this digital transformation of...
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11 Feb 20
Aid from many of the world’s richest countries fell between 2017 and 2018, newly released data from the OECD shows.
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11 Feb 20
African nations must do better on tackling hunger, leaders at a summit have said.
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10 Feb 20
Many areas are being ‘left behind’ in the Middle East and North Africa, with location regularly forming a barrier to prosperity for the region’s citizens, a World Bank report has found.
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7 Feb 20
The makeshift hospital built to treat coronavirus patients in central China began admitting patients just 12 days after construction started.
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7 Feb 20
Education has been the cornerstone of massive achievements in Ethiopia since it emerged from years of civil war and extreme famine, but significant challenges remain.
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6 Feb 20
Asia and the Pacific is not where it needs to be to meet the Sustainable Development Goals but there remains a decade to make up for lost time, argues the Asian Development Bank's Bart Édes.
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4 Feb 20
Money the EU should be spending on fostering security and resilience in Africa is increasingly being used to close borders and stifle migration, Oxfam researchers have revealed.
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3 Feb 20
State-owned development banks have so far been neglected in the fight against climate change, but they could play a vital role if used effectively, according to a new report.
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31 Jan 20
“Urgent” action is needed to develop people’s skills in Africa, where low human capital risks future economic growth, the African Development Bank has said.
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30 Jan 20
Homelessness in the world’s richest countries is a problem we do not fully understand, but it will need radical solutions, an expert has told PF Focus.
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28 Jan 20
Chinese officials have said the World Health Organisation remains confident in their ability to control the coronavirus outbreak.
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28 Jan 20
Governments have a responsibility to spend resources properly in order to create the high quality infrastructure their citizens need, argue Bruno Carrasco and Edwin Lau of the Asian Development Bank.
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27 Jan 20
Child malnutrition costs The Gambia 5.1% of its annual GDP, according to a new study.
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24 Jan 20
Authorities in coronavirus-hit Wuhan in central China have said they are building a 1,000-bed hospital in just 11 days to respond to the epidemic.
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24 Jan 20
Improving security in the Central African Republic provides the war-torn country with an opportunity to stabilise its economy and boost growth, according to the World Bank.
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24 Jan 20
Millions of children are denied access to schooling because of violence, displacement and natural disasters, but education programmes account for less than 3% of global humanitarian aid spending.
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24 Jan 20
China has emerged as the country that donates the most international aid. But is it really the force for good it claims to be?
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24 Jan 20
South Africa’s post-apartheid constitution is arguably one of the best in the world, but public money is still not used as well as it could be to improve the lives of women and girls.
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24 Jan 20
Healthcare was a big driver in the outcome of the recent US mid-term elections. But could the Democrats’ vision of a truly reformed healthcare system ever become a reality?
25 Feb 20Biodiversity is “fundamental” for sustainable development, a top UN official has said.
19 Feb 20Progress in child welfare has “stalled” and children worldwide “are being failed”, according to a new report that found no country adequately protects children’s health, their environment and their...
17 Feb 20Eastern Caribbean countries should focus on three core opportunities for transforming the region’s economy, according to a World Bank official.
14 Feb 20Africa’s 50-year plan to become an economic powerhouse has gathered momentum, according to the African Union’s first report on the project’s progress.
13 Feb 20The UK Department for International Development has a new secretary of state, its fifth in less than four years, after prime minister Boris Johnson’s first major reshuffle since his landslide...
13 Feb 20Throughout Asia and the world, digital solutions are being found for urban problems. Policymakers and city leaders should ensure that the poor do not get left behind in this digital transformation of...
11 Feb 20Aid from many of the world’s richest countries fell between 2017 and 2018, newly released data from the OECD shows.
11 Feb 20African nations must do better on tackling hunger, leaders at a summit have said.
10 Feb 20Many areas are being ‘left behind’ in the Middle East and North Africa, with location regularly forming a barrier to prosperity for the region’s citizens, a World Bank report has found.
7 Feb 20The makeshift hospital built to treat coronavirus patients in central China began admitting patients just 12 days after construction started.
7 Feb 20Education has been the cornerstone of massive achievements in Ethiopia since it emerged from years of civil war and extreme famine, but significant challenges remain.
6 Feb 20Asia and the Pacific is not where it needs to be to meet the Sustainable Development Goals but there remains a decade to make up for lost time, argues the Asian Development Bank's Bart Édes.
3 Feb 20State-owned development banks have so far been neglected in the fight against climate change, but they could play a vital role if used effectively, according to a new report.
31 Jan 20“Urgent” action is needed to develop people’s skills in Africa, where low human capital risks future economic growth, the African Development Bank has said.
30 Jan 20Homelessness in the world’s richest countries is a problem we do not fully understand, but it will need radical solutions, an expert has told PF Focus.
28 Jan 20Governments have a responsibility to spend resources properly in order to create the high quality infrastructure their citizens need, argue Bruno Carrasco and Edwin Lau of the Asian Development Bank.
27 Jan 20Child malnutrition costs The Gambia 5.1% of its annual GDP, according to a new study.
24 Jan 20Improving security in the Central African Republic provides the war-torn country with an opportunity to stabilise its economy and boost growth, according to the World Bank.
24 Jan 20Millions of children are denied access to schooling because of violence, displacement and natural disasters, but education programmes account for less than 3% of global humanitarian aid spending.
24 Jan 20China has emerged as the country that donates the most international aid. But is it really the force for good it claims to be?
24 Jan 20South Africa’s post-apartheid constitution is arguably one of the best in the world, but public money is still not used as well as it could be to improve the lives of women and girls.
24 Jan 20Healthcare was a big driver in the outcome of the recent US mid-term elections. But could the Democrats’ vision of a truly reformed healthcare system ever become a reality?
