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All items tagged development aidGlobal Must Read ArticlesSeptember 19, 2008 | World Hunger Increases Despite More AgricultureThe UN reports that the number of individuals around the world who go hungry has increased by 75 million in the past year to 923 million. ++ The UN attributes this to the rising price of food, fuel, and fertilizers. ++ Hunger has increased despite the fact that the last year witnessed more food production and more global wealth. ++ In response, the UN has begun a project to deliver $30 million ... MoreJune 5, 2008 | Pragmatic Guidelines for DevelopmentAlmost two-thirds of humanity live in high-income or high-growth countries, while the remaining two billion live in countries with stagnant, or declining incomes. ++ The main increase in global population expected by 2050 will occur in countries with little or no growth. ++ The final report by the Commission on Growth and Development, a panel of poliymakers from developing countries, addresses ... MoreApril 24, 2008 | The Food Crisis is a Problem of ProductivityIt is important that high crop prices are not equated with world hunger since the well fed rather than the truly hungry are dependent on international food markets. ++ In South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, where hunger is the worst, the problem is not high food prices but low farming productivity. ++ The long-term focus should be on improving agricultural productivity in Africa rather than food ... MoreMarch 10, 2008 | Fulfilling the Functions of StatehoodThe “Index of State Weakness in the Developing World” reveals that over a quarter of UN countries do not meet the requirements of statehood. ++ International policymakers’ primary task should be to formulate strategies to build capable and democratic states. ++ Targeted investment and intervention is required for weak states to succeed in meeting their peoples’ human, political, economic and ... MoreMarch 4, 2008 | Stronger Role for EU in AfghanistanAs Afghanistan moves from a transitional to a long-term development framework, an outside authority is needed to direct reconstruction. ++ The Afghan government cannot manage this alone. ++ The country is slipping back into terrorism reminiscent of Taliban rule. ++ The European Union would be the ideal candidate to coordinate between the government, international organisations and the NGOs. ... MoreJuly 26, 2007 | The Economist: Progress Towards UN Millennium Development Goals Varies WidelyThe UN has declared July 2007 the halfway point towards its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), agreed upon in 2000 and scheduled to be achieved in 2015. The Economist magazine takes a close look at the interim results and comes to the conclusion that less has been achieved than the UN claims. Even though indicators such as the percentage of people living on less than one dollar a day are ... MoreJune 25, 2007 | Canada Assesses Pitfalls and Progress in AfghanistanNorine MacDonald of the Senlis Council — a security, development and counternarcotics group – briefs the Canadian Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development on Canada’s faltering contributions to Afghan development. Based on studies conducted in Kandahar, MacDonald outlines the “chilling” conditions of everyday life within the southern Afgan province. Lack of ... More |
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