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2 Nov 15
Countries planning to establish special disaster risk management funds to meet the costs incurred by earthquakes and floods should “pay attention to the lessons of the past”, an accounting professor...
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2 Nov 15
Cambodia is developing a new environmental action plan in coordination with technical and funding support from the Asian Development Bank.
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2 Nov 15
The World Bank has approved $80m of finance to help Moldova regenerate around 300km of local roads.
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2 Nov 15
The European Commission is to donate a combined total of €78m in humanitarian aid to Jordan and Lebanon to help support Syrian refugees and their host communities.
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30 Oct 15
Representatives of landlocked and some of the least developing countries have urged for the greater Official Development Assistance and Foreign Direct Investment necessary for their economic progress...
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30 Oct 15
Current worldwide efforts to combat climate change are a big improvement towards preventing a global temperature rise of more than 2°C, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (...
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30 Oct 15
The global aid architecture is “not fit for purpose” when it comes to the Syrian refugee crisis and the international community must do more, a senior United Nations official warned...
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29 Oct 15
The Open Government Partnership and the United Nations Development Programme must work together to build transparent and inclusive institutions around the world, UNDP administrator Helen Clark has...
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28 Oct 15
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to loan $200m to India to support renewable energy projects.
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28 Oct 15
Early childhood programmes are key to reducing poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean but are too often under-funded and poor quality, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has said.
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27 Oct 15
Unparalleled disaster risks in Asia Pacific region need to be addressed before sustainable development in the region can be achieved, a new UN report has said.
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27 Oct 15
Ukraine’s state-owned oil and gas company will receive a $300m loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in return for implementing a programme of corporate...
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26 Oct 15
Asia’s poorest and most vulnerable countries need revitalised and more robust development efforts to meet the challenges impeding their progress, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said.
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26 Oct 15
Three United Nations agencies have come together to warn that a foods crisis in South Sudan means that as many as 3.9m people face food shortages.
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26 Oct 15
Africa’s agriculture industry stands to be transformed by a number of plans and partnerships to scale up the sector, as well as nutrition programmes to end malnutrition and hunger.
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23 Oct 15
Africa’s rapid population growth could boost economic growth across the continent if it is effectively harnessed by governments, a report by the World Bank has found.
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23 Oct 15
The UK Department for International Development has announced a programme to expand the use of solar power across Africa as part of efforts to reduce the estimated 600 million people who have no...
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23 Oct 15
As the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals are adopted by world leaders, donor nations must consider how to increase the efficiency of aid spending. Improved auditing can be key to making improvements...
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22 Oct 15
The United Nations has called for an “urgent response” to the rapid urbanisation of the Asia-Pacific region.
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21 Oct 15
The Sustainable Development Goals present a challenge to all nations. If they are to succeed policymakers need to start thinking and working in more collaborative ways.
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20 Oct 15
Officials from 40 countries have met in London to develop plans to support economic recovery and development in Libya as part of proposals for a national unity government.
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20 Oct 15
External auditors need to start thinking about how they can develop internal audit systems and capacity in countries receiving aid, a member of the European Court of Auditors has told Public Finance...
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19 Oct 15
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $15m grant to rebuild schools, provide small loans to help restore livelihoods and boost disaster awareness in those parts of Nepal worst hit by the...
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16 Oct 15
Major pension reforms in Mexico have helped it improved its financial sustainability, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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16 Oct 15
A round-up of public finance news stories from Latin America & the Caribbean you might have missed.