Global Japan Small is beautiful: How a Japanese micro-turbine is transforming a Nepalese village Japan's Ibasei has installed six small turbines in Nepal, and transferred the technology, bringing light to the darkness of schoolchildrens' classrooms and their homes. 18/10/2018
world news Unicef seeks to raise funds for Syrian children using cryptocurrency Unicef has started recruiting gamers to mine Ethereum — the second-most valuable cryptocurrency after Bitcoin — to raise money for Syrian children. 06/02/2018
View View: China has opportunity to become new leader in international development As the United States and the European Union retreat from their foreign-aid commitments, only China has the resources and the interest to assume the mantle of global development leadership. 22/10/2017
Global Japan Japan at the forefront of assistance to Africa Japanese technology and teaching is paving the way towards self-sufficiency in Africa's agricultural sector 31/08/2017
focus Civil society gets a say at EU-Africa forum Human development, a healthy environment, gender equality and youth were some of the issues raised at the three-day event in Tunis. 18/07/2017
focus Job creation: the EU-Africa Business Forum The EU will spend 3.35 billion euros in an attempt to attract 44 billion of investment in Africa 13/06/2017
focus Role of African women: a key issue at Dakhla forum Agriculture, food security, sustainable development and the role of women — just some of the topics covered at this year’s Crans Montana Forum which was held in… 20/03/2017
focus The International Africa Development Forum discusses trust and cooperation Casablanca is the economic capital of Morocco. 17/03/2017
View 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. 07/02/2017
world news 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. 04/10/2016
world news Geothermal energy helps power Kenya's future Kenya’s rift valley boasts a mind-blowing safari landscape. 05/08/2016
learning world 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 – 01/04/2016
focus 4th annual Africa Development Forum: what is the focus? Transforming agriculture from a subsistence activity into a driver of development and growth 29/02/2016
the-network 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 25/02/2016
focus 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 24/02/2015
Gaza 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 28/01/2015
the global conversation 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 03/07/2014
the-network 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 07/11/2013
learning world 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 09/08/2013
United Kingdom 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 07/08/2013
your-questions-on-disasters 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 09/05/2011
