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Why the money development charities spend in Britain is so vital to their work
Why NGOs and donors must have adult conversations about what development really means.
Trump budget’s cuts to international aid put global health security at risk
In the last decade, the United States has been the leading funder for preparing and responding to global infectious outbreaks, and the delivery of basic health care to low-income countries.
Why thinking beyond money is vital for solving the poverty puzzle
Development agencies should consider nature and culture when creating strategies to alleviate global poverty.
Parachuting in courses from the West does African entrepreneurs no good
A study of how the Young African Leaders Initiative handles its business exposes typical weaknesses, mainly lack of understanding local context, suffered by many foreign aid programmes.
Aid workers get a bad rap – but too often they’re thrown in at the deep end
Constant staff rotations makes it difficult to pass on knowledge about an emergency situation.
Sons of Iraq: Mosul will only recover if we heed the lessons of the US invasion
Even when ISIS is defeated, unless different groups can repair their relationship, violent extremism will remain, and peace in Iraq will stay elusive.
Methodology: finding the numbers on Australia’s foreign aid spending over time
To find the data on Australia's aid generosity in the past, some detective work is required.
Trump’s victory is bad – for Africa and for global stability
One of the messages coming out of Donald Trump's victory is that his supporters are rejecting the tolerance and cosmopolitanism of the past 30 years.
Donald Trump’s foreign policy on Africa is likely to be: ‘Where’s that?’
The world's best known talk show host has become the president-elect of the most powerful country in the world. Trump running the US is unlikely to be good news for Africa.
Why British aid for trade deals after Brexit will not be so simple
Options are open for how to spend £1.4 billion of British aid channelled through EU.
Can travellers transform a beggar’s life with a generous gift?
Travelling almost always involves confronting experiences with abject poverty. As you step out of the pampered cocoons of hotels, restaurants and airline cabins and see destitute people sleeping on streets…
Why the world needs more resilience-thinking to stem escalating crises
With burgeoning need and an aid system that is failing to cope, what meaning does 'resilience' have?
What Brexit means for the Commonwealth
Uncertainty over aid and trade will accompany new power struggles between Britain and the Commonwealth.
What does the UN want to achieve from the first World Humanitarian Summit?
Calls to stop division between emergency and development aid will be heard at UN's first ever humanitarian summit.
Is aid work really more dangerous than ever? Flawed studies won’t tell us
Protecting humanitarian workers requires an understanding of their individual situation, not broad assumptions.
Ideas for Australia: Sold short – Australia’s aid cuts have foreign policy consequences
A reduced aid budget equates to the forsaking of real opportunities in foreign policy terms. In the long term, this could make the savings look miniscule compared to opportunity costs.
Mind the gap in local and international aid workers’ salaries
In the humanitarian aid and development sector, local staff are paid less and receive fewer benefits than their expatriate colleagues, even when they do similar work and have similar qualifications.
Where aid fails, appropriate technology can succeed
Much international aid fails to achieve its ends because the technology employed is not "appropriate" to its intended environment or culture. This needs to change.
Can the EU challenge China’s proactive role in Africa?
With US$60 billion in new deals announced, Beijing might look like it has the continent wrapped up.
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Urban & Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Director, Development Policy Centre, Australian National University
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Professor of International Health, Burnet Institute
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Senior Researcher, Globalism Research Centre, RMIT University
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Lecturer in International Relations, Bina Nusantara University
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Professor of Public Health, University of Melbourne
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Honorary Associate Professor in Strategic Studies, Deakin University
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Director MBA Entrepreneurship and Senior Lecturer Strategy and Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
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Head of School of International and Political Studies, Deakin University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance, University of Canberra
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Visiting Fellow on Burma, Dept of Political & Social Change, Australian National University
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Associate Professor in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategy, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Southeast Asian Studies, University of Melbourne
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