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Head of EBRD hopes to expand into sub-Saharan Africa

Published: 22/04/2018

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development keen to work with countries committed to market economics A bank originally set up to help countries of the former Soviet bloc is poised to extend ... Read more

Source: www.theguardian.com
Mozambique prays for rain as water shortages hit country’s poor

Published: 22/04/2018

Taps in capital city of Maputo being turned off every other day as climate change exacerbates southern African drought In the township of Chamanculo, in Maputo, Mozambique, a network of household taps ... Read more

Source: www.theguardian.com
Amelia Gentleman on Windrush: 'I've felt like an immigration case worker'

Published: 20/04/2018

The Guardian reporter reflects on her investigation into the residency crisis affecting some Caribbean-born UK residents For the past six months, Amelia Gentleman has been investigating the Windrush s ... Read more

Source: www.theguardian.com

'Untouchable' Myanmar army under fire over torture and murder claims | Joshua Carroll

Published: 20/04/2018

A handful of recent convictions show troops are starting to be held to account, while the military are listed for the first time on a UN armed forces blacklist The three young men went out to get fire ... Read more

Source: www.theguardian.com
Congo's award-winning digital activists speak out on life in crisis-stricken DRC

Published: 20/04/2018

Index on Censorship honours a collective that bears witness to young people’s experiences in a land plagued by violence, corruption and poverty In the midst of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s d ... Read more

Source: www.theguardian.com
Disaster risk reduction in fragile and conflict affected contexts

Published: 20/04/2018

Natural hazard related disasters hit those living in fragile and conflict affected contexts hardest. Between 2004 and 2014, 58% of deaths from disasters occurred in the top 30 most fragile states. Yet ... Read more

Source: odi.org.uk

Fragility Commission report is spot on: engagement in fragile states needs real and radical change

Published: 20/04/2018

Half the world’s poor will be living in fragile states in 2030. The case for implementing the recommendations of the Fragility Commission is compelling. Read more

Source: odi.org.uk
Leaving no one behind in the health and education sectors: an SDG stocktake in Ghana

Published: 20/04/2018

This report provides an early stocktake of progress on the leave no one behind agenda in Ghana's health sector. Read more

Source: odi.org.uk
Filthy lucre: scavenging grime and sewage for gold on Mumbai's streets | Puja Changoiwala

Published: 19/04/2018

Along the narrow alleys of one of India’s largest bullion markets, men and women scrape a living scouring the dust and even the drains for specks of the precious metal When most of Mumbai is fast asle ... Read more

Source: www.theguardian.com

Where's the diversity among charity trustees, asks critical report

Published: 19/04/2018

Study in England and Wales reveals senior leadership of organisations such as Oxfam and Save the Children is significantly less diverse than FTSE 100 firms The largest charities in England and Wales h ... Read more

Source: www.theguardian.com
High-level meeting on Sustaining Peace: can the UN deliver?

Published: 19/04/2018

Next week's high-level meeting on the UN's work on sustaining peace is a crucial opportunity to drive the agenda forward. Here are four areas for action. Read more

Source: odi.org.uk
May woos Modi as UK pursues free-trade deal with India

Published: 18/04/2018

Countries sign bilateral agreement before Thursday’s Commonwealth summit in London Britain and India have laid the ground for a possible post-Brexit bilateral free trade deal and signed off on a serie ... Read more

Source: www.theguardian.com

Only Brexit could inspire this cynical, lost empire vision of Commonwealth | Peter Beaumont

Published: 18/04/2018

As its leaders meet for their biennial junket, the institution itself is floundering, used to advance a glib view of trade as the answer to poverty Surveying the paucity of mentions of the Commonwealt ... Read more

Source: www.theguardian.com
Invest in mosquito surveillance to combat malaria, says Bill Gates

Published: 18/04/2018

Gates stresses need to track geographical spikes in disease as Commonwealth nations pledge £2.7bn to halt deadly resurgence Greater investment in satellite tracking of mosquitoes is vital in the fight ... Read more

Source: www.theguardian.com
Inside the camp for victims of Congo's latest war – in pictures

Published: 18/04/2018

The internally displaced camp in Bunia, Ituri province is a temporary home for victims of Congo’s latest ethnic war between Hema herders and Lendu farmers Warning: contains graphic descriptions of ext ... Read more

Source: www.theguardian.com

Overcoming migration myths: #ODIdeas with Louise Arbour

Published: 18/04/2018

Louise Arbour, the UN Special Representative for International Migration, reflects on the need to challenge negative perceptions of migration. Read more

Source: odi.org.uk
Meeting the global challenge of adaptation by addressing transboundary climate risk

Published: 18/04/2018

Under the current UNFCCC frameworks and Paris Agreement, adaptation is mainly seen as a national level issue. However, it is a global issue. Read more

Source: odi.org.uk
Drones help fight surge in deadly malaria spread by monkeys in Malaysia

Published: 17/04/2018

As human cases rise sharply, technology tracks macaques in Borneo forests to analyse how primates pass on strain, which can be fatal Drones are being used to track monkeys deep in the Malaysian forest ... Read more

Source: www.theguardian.com

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