February 2, 2016

iSDG – Policy Coherence and Integration to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

 iSDG – Integrated Simulation Tool for  Policy Coherence and Integration to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals Why iSDG? The iSDG model enables policy makers and planning […]
February 2, 2016

Drought tests a changed Ethiopia

 Drought tests a changed Ethiopia – FEDETO/ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | BY AARON MAASHO AND EDMUND BLAIR On a treeless plain in eastern Ethiopia, thousands of destitute pastoralists […]
February 2, 2016

Ban names ‘eminent advocates’ to propel achievement of new Sustainable Development Goals

 Ban names ‘eminent advocates’ to propel achievement of new Sustainable Development Goals – 19 January 2016 – A queen, a crown princess, a president, a prime minister, […]
February 1, 2016

African Union abandons plans to send peacekeepers to Burundi

 African Union abandons plans to send peacekeepers to Burundi –  The African Union has abandoned its plan to send 5,000 peacekeepers to help restore stability to […]
February 1, 2016

INTERVIEW: world’s most difficult task – ensuring UN sustainable development agenda, says top adviser

 INTERVIEW: world’s most difficult task – ensuring UN sustainable development agenda, says top adviser –  “It’s about the toughest job any human being could be given” […]
February 1, 2016

Science and technology can help save lives, livelihoods when disasters strike – senior UN official

 Science and technology can help save lives, livelihoods when disasters strike – senior UN official –  The first-ever United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) […]
February 1, 2016

Africa’s big oil producers seek World Bank support

 Africa’s big oil producers seek World Bank support – LAGOS/LUANDA, Feb 1 Nigeria and Angola, Africa’s two biggest oil producers, are both in talks with the […]
January 28, 2016

Corruption Perception Index 2015

 Transparence International’s Corruption Perception Index 2015 showed that people working together can succeed in fighting corruption. Although corruption is still rife globally, more countries improved their scores […]
January 22, 2016

Why Weak Currencies Have a Smaller Effect on Exports

 Why Weak Currencies Have a Smaller Effect on Exports  – By PAUL HANNON As various central banks loosened monetary policy this year, some economists predicted another […]
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