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Will Trump’s global family planning cuts cause side effects?
Contraception saves lives, and U.S. spending on it abroad had an unintended upside when it formed the backbone of early HIV prevention efforts.
Will Trump’s cuts inspire more DIY foreign aid?
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?
US foreign aid, explained
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.
How the Trump budget undercuts security risks posed by pandemics
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.
What to expect from Xi Jinping’s first trip to Davos
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.
How the internet is failing to drive economic development where promised
There's a huge divide in thinking between academia and international development on the role of the internet in economic growth.
How can we tackle abuse in the global garment industry?
Trade incentives and more inclusive union leadership could improve working conditions in the garment industry – particularly for women.
Brexit threatens Britain’s reputation as an agenda-setter for foreign aid
Britain uses its aid for soft power. How will that change after it leaves the EU?
Are refugee and migrant diasporas the missing piece of the development puzzle?
Getting assistance to populations in need demands new ways of doing development that are smarter, faster and more efficient.
It’s a fallacy that all Australians have access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene
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.
How a project with good aims delivered bitter outcomes in Sierra Leone
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.
International aid budgets could go twice as far – here’s how
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.
Let’s make sure that cleaning up the world’s water doesn’t send our climate targets down the gurgler
Much of the world still lacks access to proper sanitation and clean water - an issue that needs urgent action. But without low-carbon technologies, clean water could come at the expense of the climate.
Worldwide, 65% of deaths go uncounted – here’s how to change that
One of the biggest problems in international development is that health statistics are badly kept in many of the countries with the most to gain. Finally something is being done about it.
Tropical worms: they infect a third of the planet, so why aren’t we doing more?
Tropical parasites have been moving up the world health agenda in recent years. They're still a long way from the top, though.
On the whole, humanity’s situation is getting better – but not fast enough
A dedicated group of forward-looking experts have crunched the numbers on human progress. There's good news, and there's bad news.
People power: the missing piece in UN Sustainable Development Goals
As Obama travels to Africa, it's a reminder of how people and communities need to play a bigger role in the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
How the Millennium Development Goals failed the world’s poorest children
A UNICEF report says global progress on child survival and reducing poverty has left behind some of the world's poorest children.
Why the UK doesn’t mind if aid boosts military spending
It's not a surprise that development aid frees up money for countries to spend on defence budgets. Why is the UK so shocked by its own policies?
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Academic Director of The International Development Office, The Open University
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Associate Professor, Urban & Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Chair, Centre of African Studies, SOAS, University of London
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Director, Centre for Climate Economics and 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
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