icon_view View 07/02/2017 The UN needs a new generation of leaders: view At a time of when countries are becoming more inward-looking, when other priorities dominate political discourse, additional funds may not be forthcoming for development cooperation.
world news 04/10/2016 World powers push for more aid for Afghanistan Fifteen years after the US invasion to oust the Taliban the country remains reliant on international aid and faces a resurgent militant threat.
world news 05/08/2016 Geothermal energy helps power Kenya's future Kenya’s rift valley boasts a mind-blowing safari landscape.
learning world 01/04/2016 Public funding, private loans - whatever it takes to get an education In this edition of Learning World, we visited both northern Rwanda and southern Brazil to examine a question that faces families the world over –
focus 29/02/2016 4th annual Africa Development Forum: what is the focus? Transforming agriculture from a subsistence activity into a driver of development and growth
the-network 25/02/2016 Is aid the solution to European migrant crisis? There is an increase in migratory pressure to Europe which could be easily handled by the 28 if they could get their act together as a group
focus 24/02/2015 African Development Forum in Morocco The African economy is gearing up a notch, and now as the continent has to work together to make the most of it, Morocco is positioning itself as a
Gaza 28/01/2015 UN Gaza agency forced to suspend aid to refugees A shortfall in funding has forced the UN agency in Gaza (UNWRA) to suspend aid to tens of thousands of Palestinians for repairs to homes damaged in
the global conversation 03/07/2014 UNITAID chief speaks about ending extreme poverty, tackling AIDS and innovative fund raising Philippe Douste-Blazy is a former minister in the French government and President of UNITAID. He wants to eradicate extreme poverty and raise
the-network 07/11/2013 UN COP19 Climate Change Conference in Warsaw As evidence grows suggesting that global warming is accelerating, more climate change talks take place in Warsaw. Negotiators are still poles
learning world 09/08/2013 Still too many children not getting an education This edition of Learning World looks at the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which include getting all the world’s primary aged children into
United Kingdom 07/08/2013 UKIP MEP unrepentant about ‘Bongo Bongo Land’ comment A eurosceptic British Member of the European Parliament has defended a comment he made about foreign aid being sent to “Bongo Bongo Land”. Godfrey
your-questions-on-disasters 09/05/2011 Was Hurricane Katrina a turning point for the US? These are some of the questions you asked Craig Calhoun: 1- Did the US respond adequately to Haiti’s earthquake? 2- Was Hurricane Katrina a turning
