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Progress in the Millennium
The “What Will It Take” campaign let people share their ideas on ending poverty.© Simone D. McCourtie/World Bank. In September 2000, world leaders committed to the Millennium Development Goals. Until...
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In praise of folly: How modern development partners are learning the lessons...
What a remarkable and busy six weeks! There has been a tremendous re-energizing globally to explore and identify ways to finance the proposed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The international...
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State of global development: Why 2015 is a pivotal year for ending poverty
In this series, professionals debate the state – and future – of their industry. Read all the posts here and write your own (use #MyIndustry in the body of your post). I work in one of the most...
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How to finance development: Six ideas from young leaders
Juancito is from a small town in rural Peru. He wakes up every day at 5 a.m. to walk two hours to get to school. One day, he fell and twisted his ankle, but because the nearest health clinic is three...
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Billions to trillions: Financing the Global Goals
Tomorrow morning, Pope Francis will kick off the UN General Assembly’s session on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and by the end of the day, the world’s leaders will have affirmed the 17...
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The Global Goals: Economic transformation in an interconnected world
This week, the world’s countries are coming together at UN headquarters in New York to affirm the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that will guide global development efforts through 2030. While...
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