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Election Campaign: Back the Plan Back to Zero
Fourteen leading New Zealand aid agencies are today launching a campaign to demand political action which will see New Zealand reduce its carbon emissions to zero by 2050.
Funding successful social outcomes, not just funding programmes
A Development Impact Bond (DIB) is one of the latest innovations in development financing, a kind of pay-for-success contract designed for low or middle income countries.
Opinion: Breast-feeding nourishes the future of children — and global development
Investing in breast-feeding could fast-track global targets in the Sustainable Development Goals to end preventable deaths of young children, support early childhood development and improve child heal...
The rise of new foreign aid donors: why does it matter?
In 1960, the world had 20 states providing foreign aid to developing countries. In 2014, this number more than doubled to 48 official donors, plus more that don't report. How can we interpret this gro...
Fighting violent extremism – humanitarians beware
“Countering violent extremism” is a popular concept doing the rounds in today’s humanitarian circles. Yet this focus violates several core humanitarian principles, writes Kate McGrane for IRIN.
Africa’s defining challenge
Mohamed Yahya for Project Syndicate urges action to boost opportunities for the continent's youth population – the largest in the world.
NGOs welcome extra funding for famine in East Africa
The Government has backed the public's overwhelming response to the famine in East Africa, and increased funding to New Zealand's international NGOs working in the region to relieve the devastating fo...
Helen Clark in conversation - refugees and migrants
Helen Clark, former PM and head of the UN Development agency talks with Dr Gill Greer, CEO of Volunteer Service Abroad in a wide-ranging discussion recorded in front of an audience at Te Papa in Welli...
A responsive agenda for New Zealand’s international development efforts
New Zealand goes to the polls on 23 September, presenting a time of opportunity for policy renewal. What would a post-election agenda for New Zealand’s international development cooperation efforts lo...
Plastic bag ban plan gets a boost
The campaign to ban single-use plastic bags has been boosted by the big guns of environmental activism.
