Tag Archives: Millennium Development Goals

Spotlight on the UNDG

Posted on July 21, 2018 by

There are several dozen agencies across the United Nations (UN) system. Most of them have a specialised agencies like the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) or the World Food Programme (WFP). There are some well-known UN Funds and programmes such … Continue reading →

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The NSS 2015 & the SDSR 2015: The “Development” parts Part 2

Posted on February 8, 2016 by

Another also quite obvious development initiative proposed was to continue developing global or international development arena is brought up on page 48, paragraph 5.9 which states that the UK has and will continue to play a leading role in the … Continue reading →

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Links for thought 11

Posted on October 6, 2015 by

Haven’t done this series in a while so here we go: 1) Jin Liqun: From the lines of Lord Byron to AIIB’s corridors of power A Devex article on Jin Liqun,the first leader of the recently created, non-Western dominated, non-neoliberal … Continue reading →

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Will the post-2015 goals be any use?

Posted on April 4, 2014 by

Originally posted on Phil Vernon's blog:
The post-2015 development goals need show how to reduce fragility and increase resilience in conflict-prone contexts. They also need to be designed as a system of genuine incentives for participation and transformation. ___________________________________________________________________…

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UNGA Debates Global Economic Governance for Development

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

Originally posted on Post2015.org – what comes after the MDGs?:
The United Nations and Global Economic Governance, a UN General Assembly (UNGA) special event, was held on April 15th, 2013. The debate, including member states and representatives of the…

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Greening’s chance to seize the future

Posted on September 11, 2012 by

Originally posted on Post2015.org – what comes after the MDGs?:
“We now welcome Justine Greening to the post of International Development Secretary and Lynne Featherstone to the ministerial team. Greening will need to hold on to key elements of…

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Never ever use Wikpedia to find out about International Political Economy and International Development

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

Never ever use Wikpedia to find out about IPE and International Development. Never Ever. Whether you are a student (at any level), journalist (Wikipedia is not a reliable source for news!), researcher (you ought to be shot if you ever … Continue reading →

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