The United Nations Declaration on sustainable development stresses "leaving no-one behind," but what about the factors that cause many to be behind in the first place?
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Many leaders before her have sought to make aid spending all about their own agendas – but there's a new element in this case.
International NGOs are promoting a 'resilience agenda' that masks their own failings in Palestine.
Farmer-led development work can improve people's lives, provide access to food and water - and re-connect them to nature.
There needs to be a more honest debate around the topic of foreign aid – there isn't much evidence in the claim that it's a pressing concern for much of the public.
Although climate change threatens the world's small island nations, many can find ways to adapt and preserve their homes and cultures – especially if wealthy countries cut emissions and provide support.
The US could help solve a global security problem and boost its image abroad by helping willing experts share their cybersecurity knowledge around the country and the globe.
Already becoming a darling of Wall Street, blockchain technology's biggest real benefits could come to the world's poorest people. Here's how.
Contraception saves lives, and U.S. spending on it abroad had an unintended upside when it formed the backbone of early HIV prevention efforts.
With steep budget cuts looming, a growing number of tiny volunteer-driven organizations are delivering aid on their own. Will the Trump administration inspire even more small-scale global giving?
As President Trump puts U.S. foreign aid on the chopping block, few Americans know much about it. Perhaps even fewer realize that the U.S. lags behind its peers on this front.
An active outbreak of a type of bird flu in China raises concerns about worldwide pandemics. Ebola and Zika viruses still threaten. Here's why this is not the time to cut funding.
Expectations are high that China will take the reins of global leadership at Davos, but don't expect Xi Jinping to upset the apple cart.
There's a huge divide in thinking between academia and international development on the role of the internet in economic growth.
Trade incentives and more inclusive union leadership could improve working conditions in the garment industry – particularly for women.
Britain uses its aid for soft power. How will that change after it leaves the EU?
Getting assistance to populations in need demands new ways of doing development that are smarter, faster and more efficient.
As Australia joins a New York summit to discuss the UN Sustainable Development Goals, it still faces questions over whether it is meeting water standards at home.
International development banks are supposed to ensure adherence to human rights in the projects they fund. Instead, their practices provide fertile ground for human rights abuses.
As the UN gears up to unveil the Sustainable Development Goals for 2030, here are two new rules for development funding to help it go as far as possible.
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Head of Development Studies, SOAS, University of London
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PhD Student, University of Nottingham
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Associate Professor, Urban & Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Director, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Honorary Associate Professor in Strategic Studies, Deakin University
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Head of School of International and Political Studies, Deakin University
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Honorary Fellow, University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor, Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
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Adjunct Professor/ Strategy/ Foresighting/ Ecosystem Services, Australian National University
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Foundation Director and Professorial Fellow, LH Martin Institute, University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford
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Professor of African and Development Studies, University of Edinburgh
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Professor of Economics, University of Glasgow
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Visiting Professor of Building Physics, University of Bath
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Professor in the Political Economy of Asia, SOAS, University of London
